Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/rrɨd

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr͈ɨːd/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *ɸritus. Doublet of *forð and *porθ.

Noun

*rrɨd m

1. ford

Descendants

• Cumbric: *rıd
• Old Breton: rit
  • Breton: red (rare)
• Old Cornish: rid
  • Middle Cornish: ryd
    • Cornish: rys
• Old Welsh: rit
  • Middle Welsh: ryd, rid
    • Welsh: rhyd

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Celtic *ritus. Cognate with Breton red, rid and Cornish res.

Noun

*rrɨd ?

1. course, flow

Descendants

• Old Breton:
  • Breton: red, rid
• Old Cornish:
  • Middle Cornish:
    • Cornish: res
• Old Welsh:
  • Middle Welsh: ret
    • Welsh: rhed

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 141