Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brātus

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

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htus, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to express approval; praise”).^[1] Cognate with Latin gratus.

Noun edit

*brātus m^[1]

judgement

Declension edit

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*brātus	*brātū	*brātowes
vocative	*brātu	*brātū	*brātūs
accusative	*brātum	*brātū	*brātums
genitive	*brātous	*brātous	*brātowom
dative	*brātou	*brātubom	*brātubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*brātū	*brātubim	*brātubis

Descendants edit

Proto-Brythonic:
- Middle Breton: breut
  - Breton: breud
- Cornish: breus
- Old Welsh: braut
  - Welsh: brawd
Old Irish: bráth
- Middle Irish: bráth
  - Scottish Gaelic: bràth
Gaulish: bratou (dative)

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74/75

[Matasovic-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brātu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 74/75

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