Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/forð

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

Borrowed from Old English ford. Doublet of *rrɨd and *porθ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /forð/

Noun

*forð f

road, path
(by extension) way, manner

Descendants

Breton: forzh (“lane, track”)
Old Cornish: ford
- Middle Cornish: fordh
  - Cornish: fordh
Old Welsh: ford
- Middle Welsh: ffordd
  - Welsh: ffordd

Related terms

*hɨnt

References

R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ffordd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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