Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx

This Proto-Brythonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Brythonic

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *krixsos (curly), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso-. Cognate with Gaulish crixsos (curly, crispy).

Adjective

*krɨx (feminine *krex)

  1. curly, frizzy

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: crech
  • Cornish: krygh
  • Middle Welsh: crych

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crych”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies