Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/nerθ

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 *nertom.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɛrθ/

Noun

*nerθ m

strength, force, power

Related terms

*ner

Descendants

Old Breton: nerth
- Middle Breton: nerz
  - Breton: nerzh
Cornish: nerth
Old Welsh: nerth
- Middle Welsh: nerth
  - Welsh: nerth

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289

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