Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/brɨɣėntin

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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 *brigantīnos, probably meaning "high one," derivative of *brigantī (high, exalted).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*brɨɣėntin m

  1. lord, king

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Breton: brientin, brientinion
  • Middle Cornish: brentyn, bryntyn
  • Middle Welsh: brenhin