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Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/ʉθ

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 Proto-Celtic *(ɸ)owtus, *awtus, possibly related to *oβn (“fear”).[1] Cognate with Old Irish úath (“hate”).

Noun

*ʉθ m

  1. horror

Alternative reconstructions
  • *ọθ

Derived terms
  • *ʉθr
    • Middle Welsh: uthr

Descendants
  • Middle Breton: euz
    • Breton: euzh
  • Cornish: uth, euth
  • Welsh: uth

References
  1. McCone, Kim (1992) “OIr. aub ‘river’ and amnair ‘maternal uncle’”, in Münchener Studien zur Sprachwissenschaft, number 53, Munich: Münchener Sprachwissenschaftlicher Studienkreis, page 105
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