Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/diweð

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 *dīwedom; from *dīwedeti (“to lead away”) (from Proto-Indo-European *de + *wedʰ-). Cognate with Old Irish díad.

Noun

*diweð m

  1. end, ending

Descendants

  • Old Breton: diued
    • Middle Breton: divez
  • Middle Cornish: deweth
  • Old Welsh: diued

References

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