Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nėdr

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Celtic *natrī, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)n̥H-tr-íh₂, from *(s)néHtr̥.[1][2]

Noun[edit]

*nėdr m

  1. snake

Reconstruction notes[edit]

Cornish and Breton reflect a loss i-affection due to leveling from the plural.[2]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Breton: natrolion pl
  • Old Cornish: nader
  • Welsh: neidr

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1991) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Latin (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 2), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 169-170
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
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