Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mėðjɨd

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *madyeti. Cognate with Old Irish maidid.

Verb

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*mėðjɨd

  1. to break, knead

Descendants

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  • Middle Breton: mezaff (knead)
  • Middle Welsh: maeðu (break, win)
    • Welsh: maeddu (break, win)

References

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  1. [Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]