Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/korr

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 *korros, probably from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- (“short”), from *(s)ker- (“to cut”).

See also Scots short, schort (“short”), Old High German scurz (“short”), Middle High German schurz, Old Norse skorta (“to lack”), Danish skorte, Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), English short.

Noun

*korr m

dwarf, pygmy, stunted individual

Descendants

Middle Breton: corr
- Breton: korr
Old Cornish: cor
- Cornish: korr
Welsh: cor

References

[Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru]

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.