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Welsh toponyms (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Welsh toponymy" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The word shares a root with the Germanic word that survives in English as heath.Both descend from a root */kait-/, which developed as Common Celtic */kaito-/ > Common Brittonic and Gaulish */kɛːto-/ > Old Welsh coit > Middle and Modern Welsh coed, Old Cornish cuit > Middle Cornish co(y)s > Cornish cos, Old Breton cot, coet > Middle Breton koed > Breton koad.
Common elements of Welsh place-names thus include both words for topographical features and words reflecting human influence. Some of the most frequently encountered place-name elements in Wales are shown in the table below. The Welsh version shown is the original, unmutated reference form. [8]
Aabach (disambiguation page), several streams in Germany and Switzerland, "aa" means a course of water, and "bach" means a creek or stream. River Avon, various in England and Scotland, and Avon River, in various parts of the world (River River – Brythonic, Modern Welsh Afon, or Goidelic abhainn) [1]
Great Britain and Ireland have a very varied toponymy due to the different settlement patterns, political and linguistic histories. In addition to the old and modern varieties of English, Scottish and Irish Gaelic and Welsh, many other languages and cultures have influenced geographical names including Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Saxons, Romans and Vikings.
The Proto-Indo-European language developed into various daughter languages, including the Proto-Celtic language.. In Proto-Celtic ("PC"), the Proto-Indo-European ("PIE") sound *p disappeared, perhaps through an intermediate * ɸ.
Pages in category "Welsh toponyms" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. L. Llan (placename)
Welsh toponyms (1 C, 1 P) Welsh toponymy (3 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Celtic toponyms" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.