den

Breton

/ˈdẽːn/

noun

Definitions

human being
person, man
husband

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Brythonic *dün inherited from Proto-Celtic *gdonyos (human, person) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéǵʰom-yo- (human, earthling).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰéǵʰom-yo-

Gloss

human, earthling

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*dʰéǵʰom-yo- Proto-Indo-European
*dʰǵʰm̥mō Proto-Indo-European
duine Irish
dyn Welsh
duine Old Irish
dóenacht Old Irish
duine Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
dooinney Manx
*gdonyos Proto-Celtic
duine Middle Irish
denelezh Breton
den Cornish
*dün Proto-Brythonic

denelezh