Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/an-

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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 earlier an- (found in andagin (worthless, accusative singular feminine) of the Bath curse tablets), from Proto-Celtic *an-, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-.

Prefix[edit]

*an-

  1. un-, not

Usage notes[edit]

The prefix changes to *aβ̃- before former labial consonants (ɸ, b).

Derived terms[edit]

Category Proto-Brythonic terms prefixed with *an- not found

Descendants[edit]

  • Breton: an-
  • Middle Welsh: an-