Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wegrom
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to increase, grow out”), comparable to Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną. However, it could instead be from *weǵ- (“strong, lively, awakened”), though the semantic development would be unclear.
Noun edit
*wegrom m[1]
Declension edit
| Masculine o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wegros | *wegrou | *wegroi |
| vocative | *wegre | *wegrou | *wegrūs |
| accusative | *wegrom | *wegrou | *wegroms |
| genitive | *wegrī | *wegrous | *wegrom |
| dative | *wegrūi | *wegrobom | *wegrobos |
| locative | *wegrei | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *wegrū | *wegrobim | *wegrūis |
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wegro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 408-09