Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/braɨn

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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 *bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreHg- (to smell, have a strong odour). Cognate with Old Irish brén.

Adjective[edit]

*braɨn

  1. foul, stinking, putrid

Descendants[edit]

  • Middle Breton: brein
  • Middle Welsh: braen