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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/garsman

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵeh₂r- (“to call, cry”), suffixed with *-sman.

Noun

*garsman n[1][2]

  1. cry
  2. shout

Declension
Neuter n-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *garman *garmane? *garmana
vocative *garman *garmane? *garmana
accusative *garman *garmane? *garmana
genitive *garmens *garmenous? *garmenom
dative *garmenē *garmembom *garmembos
locative *garmen(i) *? *?
instrumental *garmenē *garmembim *garmembis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: garm
      • Breton: garm
    • Cornish: garm
    • Middle Welsh: garm
  • Old Irish: gairm
  • Gaulish: garman
    • Old French: guermenter (“lament”)

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*garman-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 152
  2. Koch, John (2004) “*gar(s)man-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 54
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