Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/din

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 *dūnom (“fort, rampart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiːn/

Noun

*din m

1. a hill, fortified hill, fort

Descendants

• Old Breton: din
  • Breton: din
• Cornish: din
• Old Welsh: din
  • Middle Welsh: din
    • Welsh: din

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 108