Reconstruction:Cumbric/cow

This Cumbric 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.

Cumbric

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *kaw, from Proto-Celtic *kawyos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”). Compare Welsh cau.

Adjective

cow

  1. hollow

References

  • "Some Cumbric place names" in The Old North
  • Alan G. James, "The Brittonic Language in the Old North, A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence"
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