Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/llɨdaw

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 *ɸlitawī, from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂k- (“to spread out flat”) or more likely *pleth₂- (“flat”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l͈ɨˈdau̯/

Noun

*llɨdaw f (?)

  1. continent, mainland (of Europe)
  2. (proper noun) Brittany

Descendants

  • Old Breton: Letau
    • Breton: Ledav
    • → French: Létavie
  • Cornish: Lesow
  • Old Welsh: Litau
  • → Old English: *Lidwīc
    • Old English: Lidwīccas, Lidwīcingas (“Bretons”)

References

  1. ^ Koch, John, "Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia", ABC-CLIO, 2006, p. 1159
  2. ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2008). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (in French). Errance. p. 204.
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