Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mennɨd

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *menneti,[1] from Proto-Indo-European *mén-dʰh₁e-ti, from *men- (“to think”).[2][3]

Verb[edit]

*mennɨd

  1. to will, wish

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Breton: mennat
  • Cornish: mynnes
  • Welsh: mynnu

References[edit]

  1. ^ Koch, John (2004) “want *men-n-dh-e/o-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, pages 380-381
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “mendh-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 730
  3. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*men(s)-dʰ(e)h₁-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 348
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