Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mọdreb

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 *mātrikʷā, from *mātīr (“mother”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

*mọdreb f

aunt

Descendants

Old Cornish: modereb
- Cornish: modrep, modreb
Old Breton: motrep
- Middle Breton: mozreb
  - Breton: moereb
Old Welsh: modreped (plural)
- Middle Welsh: modryb
  - Welsh: modryb

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “Proto-Brythonic/mọdreb”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 260

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