Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/Sėɨs

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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 *Saxsī,[1] borrowed from Latin Saxō,[2] itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *sahsō. Parallel borrowing with Middle Irish Saxa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*Sėɨs m (feminine *Saɨsnes, plural *Saɨson)

  1. Anglo-Saxon, Englishman

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Breton: Saus
  • Cumbric:
  • Middle Cornish: *Seys (attested in personal name)[5]
  • Middle Welsh: Seis

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jackson, Kenneth (1953) Language and History in Early Britain: a chronological survey of the Brittonic Languages, 1st to 12th c. A.D., Edinburgh: The University Press, →ISBN, pages 582-583
  2. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Sais”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  3. ^ James, Alan G. (2014) “Elements of Latin Origin in P-Celtic Place-names between the Walls”, in The Journal of Scottish Name Studies‎[1], volume 8, page 5
  4. ^ James, Alan G. (2020) The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence‎[2], The Journal of Scottish Name Studies, page 259
  5. ^ Padel, O. J. (1985) Cornish place-name elements (English Place-Name Society; 56/57), Nottingham: The University Press, →ISBN, page 208
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