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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/windos
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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
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *windo-, nasal infix of Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see”).[1] However, Matasovic refrains from assigning any etymology, only giving French vandoise (“dace, cub”) (itself perhaps a Gaulish borrowing) as a cognate.[2]
Inflection
| O/ā-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *windos | *windou | *windoi |
| vocative | *winde | *windou | *windoi |
| accusative | *windom | *windou | *windoms |
| genitive | *windī | *windous | *windom |
| dative | *windūi | *windobom | *windobos |
| instrumental | *windū | *windobim | *windobis |
| feminine | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *windā | *windai | *windās |
| vocative | *windā | *windai | *windās |
| accusative | *windam | *windai | *windams |
| genitive | *windās | *windous | *windom |
| dative | *windai | *windābom | *windābos |
| instrumental | *? | *windābim | *windābis |
| neuter | singular | dual | plural |
| nominative | *windom | *windou | *windā |
| vocative | *windom | *windou | *windā |
| accusative | *windom | *windou | *windā |
| genitive | *windī | *windous | *windom |
| dative | *windūi | *windobom | *windobos |
| instrumental | *windū | *windobim | *windobis |
Derived terms
- *Garanowindos
- *Kʷennowindos
Descendants
See also
| *bānos, *loukos, *windos | *ɸlētos | *dubus |
| *roudos; *dergos | *dusnos | *blāwos, *melinos |
| *glastos | ||
| *gurmos | ||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gwyn”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 423
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