Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/kömroɣ

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

From earlier Brythonic *kombrogis, equivalent to *köβ̃- +‎ *broɣ (“he from an area”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɵmˈroːɣ/

Noun

*kömroɣ m (plural *kɵ̇mrüɣ)

1. compatriot, comrade

Derived terms

• *kɵmraɣeg
• *kɵmraɣes
• *kɵ̇mrėɣig

Descendants

• Breton: keñvroad, keñvroiz (“compatriot”)
• Cumbric: *Cumbri
  • → Old English: Cumberland, Cumbraland, Cumerland
    • Middle English: Cumberlond, Cumberland, Cumbreland
      • English: Cumberland
    • Middle English: Cumbria
      • English: Cumbria
• Middle Welsh: Kymry (“Wales”)
  • Welsh: Cymru (“Wales”), Cymro (“Welshman”)
  • → Medieval Latin: Cambria
    • → English: Cambria

References

• Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 133