Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/porθ

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 1

Borrowed from Latin porta.

Noun

*porθ m

door, gate, gateway

Related terms

*porθọr (“porter, gatekeeper”)

Descendants

Middle Breton: porz
- Breton: porzh
Old Cornish: porth
- Middle Cornish: porth
  - Cornish: porth
Old Welsh: porth
- Middle Welsh: porth
  - Welsh: porth

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin portus. Doublet of *rrɨd and *forð. Parallel borrowing with Old Irish port (“place, shore”).

Noun

*porθ m

port, harbor; haven

Descendants

Middle Breton: porz
- Breton: porzh
Middle Cornish: porth
- Cornish: porth
Old Welsh: porth
- Middle Welsh: porth
  - Welsh: porth

References

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

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