Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/perθ

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 *kʷerxtā, from earlier assimilated *kʷerkʷ-t-, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥kʷeh₂, *pérkus (“oak”) (compare Latin quercus, English fir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛrθ/

Noun

*perθ f

  1. bush, thicket

Descendants

  • Cornish: perth, Penberth (toponym)
  • Middle Welsh: perth
  • Pictish:
    • → English: Perth (toponym)

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 178
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