Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/krɨx, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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 *krixsos (curly), from Proto-Indo-European *kripso-. Cognate with Gaulish crixsos (curly, crispy).

Adjective

*krɨx (feminine *krex)

  1. curly, frizzy

Descendants

  • Middle Breton: crech
  • Cornish: crygh
  • Middle Welsh: crych

References

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