Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/porθ

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 1

Borrowed from Latin porta.

Noun

*porθ m

1. door, gate, gateway

Related terms

• *porθọr (“porter, gatekeeper”)

Descendants

• Middle Breton: porz
  • Breton: porzh
• Old Cornish: porth
  • Middle Cornish: porth
    • Cornish: porth
• Old Welsh: porth
  • Middle Welsh: porth
    • Welsh: porth (“portal”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin portus. Doublet of *rrɨd and *forð. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish port (“place, shore”).

Noun

*porθ m

1. port, harbor; haven

Descendants

• Middle Breton: porz
  • Breton: porzh
• Middle Cornish: porth
  • Cornish: porth
• Old Welsh: porth
  • Middle Welsh: porth
    • Welsh: porth (“port”)

References

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