English
Tanat
Tanat comes from Proto-Brythonic *tan.
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*tanreconstructed
- EnglishtodayTanat
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Brythonicc. 100 BCE–500 CE*tanreconstructed
- EnglishtodayTanat
The story
The name is of Celtic, specifically Brythonic origin, said to mean "brilliant river" or "fire river," from Proto-Brythonic *tan. Identical with Old Welsh tanet, found in personal names.
Every English word from Proto-Brythonic *tan
Today it means
name A river in northern Powys, Wales, which joins the River Vyrnwy in Shropshire, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Brythonic *tan / Tanat