Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/dið

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

Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *dīyos (“day”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky, heaven”).

Noun

*dið m

1. day, daytime

Descendants

• Breton: deiz
• Cornish: dedh
• Old Welsh: did
  • Middle Welsh: dyð
    • Welsh: dydd

References

1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dydd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies