| Brest |
Meaning |
Germanic Parallel |
Brythonic Parallel |
Source
|
| weder |
water |
OE wæter |
— |
Germanic
|
| lofan |
love |
OE lufian |
— |
Germanic
|
| celf |
art |
— |
Welsh celf |
Brythonic
|
| evan |
drink |
— |
Breton evañ / Cornish eva |
Brythonic
|
| sinder |
beauty |
— |
Welsh syndod |
Brythonic
|
| glenge |
beauty |
— |
Welsh/Breton glan |
Brythonic
|
| wel |
good/well |
Eng well |
— |
Germanic
|
| feger |
good |
Ger feger |
— |
Germanic
|
| quit |
white |
OE hwīt |
— |
Germanic
|
| dain |
good |
— |
Welsh da |
Brythonic
|
| grein |
good |
ON grænn |
— |
Germanic (semantic shift)
|
| mad |
good |
— |
Welsh/Breton mad |
Brythonic
|
| gan |
walk |
dialect gang |
— |
Germanic
|
| eker |
field |
OE æcer |
— |
Germanic
|
| ower |
sky |
— |
Welsh awyr |
Brythonic
|
| hert |
heart |
OE heorte |
— |
Germanic
|
| Celi |
god |
— |
Celtic theophoric element |
Celtic-type
|
| fierd |
army |
OE fyrd |
— |
Germanic
|
| folc |
people/army |
OE folc |
— |
Germanic
|
| wroth |
army |
— |
Welsh rhuthr |
Brythonic
|
| bidan |
wait |
OE bīdan |
— |
Germanic
|
| browan |
fail |
— |
Welsh brau |
Brythonic
|
| wig |
war |
OE wīg |
— |
Germanic
|
| feran |
go |
OE faran |
— |
Germanic
|
| aifel |
bad |
Eng evil |
— |
Germanic
|
| fal |
bad |
— |
Breton fall |
Brythonic loan
|
| anras |
bad |
OE unrǣd influence |
Welsh rhas influence |
Hybrid
|
| dared |
perish |
— |
Welsh darfod |
Brythonic
|
| quilan |
die |
OE cwellan |
— |
Germanic
|
| sweltan |
die |
OE sweltan |
— |
Germanic
|
| ledge |
nation |
OE lēod |
— |
Germanic
|
| nef |
heaven |
— |
Welsh nef |
Brythonic
|
| nefeth |
paradise |
— |
Welsh nef |
Brythonic
|
| winnan |
fight |
OE winnan |
— |
Germanic
|
| han |
stone |
OE hān |
— |
Germanic
|
| men |
stone |
— |
Welsh maen |
Brythonic
|
| biddan |
ask |
OE biddan |
— |
Germanic
|
| faran |
prepare |
OE faran |
— |
Germanic (semantic shift)
|
| kared |
love |
— |
Welsh caru |
Brythonic
|
| banin |
queen |
— |
Celtic ban/ben |
Brythonic
|
| brennen |
king |
— |
Welsh brenin |
Brythonic
|
| queth |
pray |
— |
Welsh gweddïo |
Brythonic
|
| widan |
know |
OE witan |
— |
Germanic
|
| halig |
sacred |
OE hālig |
— |
Germanic
|
| diegel |
secret |
OE dēagol |
— |
Germanic
|
| eman |
be |
Germanic am |
— |
Germanic
|
| vesan |
be |
OE wesan |
— |
Germanic
|
| Arles |
temple |
— |
place name Arles |
Toponymic
|
| dont |
come |
— |
Welsh dônt |
Brythonic
|
| gridan |
see |
— |
Welsh gwrid |
Brythonic
|
| gwelt |
see |
— |
Welsh gweled |
Brythonic
|
| beran |
wear |
OE beran |
— |
Germanic
|
| buan |
live |
OE būan |
— |
Germanic
|