Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/diskɨnnɨd

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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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Borrowed from Latin dēscendō and readjusted with the cognate native prefix *di- (from, of).[1]

Verb

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*diskɨnnɨd

  1. to descend

Descendants

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  • Breton: diskenn
  • Middle Cornish: dyyskynna
  • Middle Welsh: diskynn

References

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  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 27; 242:LPBr. *Diskinn; Lat. preverb dē- [..] was replaced by the native preverb di-