Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/forð

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

Borrowed from Old English ford. Doublet of *rrɨd and *porθ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forð/

Noun

*forð f

  1. road, path
  2. (by extension) way, manner

Descendants

  • Breton: forzh (“lane, track”)
  • Old Cornish: ford
  • Old Welsh: ford

References

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

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