Editing Breton language (section)

==Borrowing from Breton by other languages==
The English words {{lang|en|dolmen}} and {{lang|en|[[menhir]]}} have been borrowed from French, which took them from Breton. However, this is uncertain: for instance, {{lang|en|menhir}} is {{lang|br|peulvan}} or {{lang|br|maen hir}} ("long stone"), {{lang|br|maen sav}} ("straight stone") (two words: noun + adjective) in Breton. ''Dolmen'' is a misconstructed word (it should be {{lang|br|taol-'''v'''aen}}). Some studies state<ref>{{Cite book|last=Strang|first=Barbara M. H|title=A History of English|publisher=Routledge|year=2015|isbn=978-1317421917|pages=94}}</ref> that these words were borrowed from [[Cornish language|Cornish]]. {{lang|cy|Maen hir}} can be directly translated from Welsh as "long stone" (which is exactly what a {{lang|en|menhir}} or {{lang|br|maen hir}} is). The Cornish surnames Mennear, Minear and Manhire all derive from the Cornish {{lang|kw|men}} {{lang|kw|hyr}} ("long stone"), as does {{lang|kw|Tremenheere}} "settlement by the long stone".

The French word {{lang|fr|baragouiner}} ("to jabber in a foreign language") is derived from Breton {{lang|br|bara}} ("bread") and {{lang|br|gwin}} ("wine"). The French word {{lang|fr|goéland}} ("large seagull") is derived from Breton {{lang|br|gwelan}}, which shares the same root as English "gull" (Welsh {{lang|cy|gwylan}}, Cornish {{lang|kw|goelann}}).