Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/mėðɨd

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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 *medeti. Cognate with Old Irish midithir.

Verb

*mėðɨd

  1. to measure, judge

Descendants

  • Old Cornish: medhes
  • Middle Welsh: meðu

References

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