Reconstruction:Cumbric/cɛ̄d

This Cumbric 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.

Cumbric

Etymology

Compare Old Welsh coit, unambiguously from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd, derived from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”). Cognate with Breton koad.

Noun

*cɛ̄d

1. wood
2. forest

Derived terms

• *Bayð Cɛ̄d

References

• “Some Cumbric place names” in The Old North
• Alan G. James, "The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence"