Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/brėn

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 earlier *branī with i-affection.

Noun

*brėn

1. plural of *bran

Descendants

• Middle Breton: briny
  • Breton: brini
• Middle Cornish: bryny
  • Cornish: brini, briny
• Old Welsh: brein
  • Middle Welsh: brein
    • Welsh: brain

References

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