Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/aβon

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 pre-Proto-Brythonic *abonā, rebuilt ā-stem from Proto-Celtic *abonos, genitive singular of *abū (“river”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈβoːn/

Noun

*aβon f

river

Descendants

Middle Breton: auon
- Breton: aven
Cornish: avon
Middle Welsh: afon
- Welsh: afon
→ English: Avon
→ Scots: A'an

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