Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/dedmis

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

Alternative reconstructions

*dedmā^[1]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰe-dʰh₁-m-is, a reduplicated formation from *dʰeh₁- (“to do”).^[2]

Noun

*dedmis f^[2]^[3]

law
rite

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*dedmis	*dedmī	*dedmīs
vocative	*dedmi	*dedmī	*dedmīs
accusative	*dedmim	*dedmī	*dedmims
genitive	*dedmeis	*dedmyow	*dedmyom
dative	*dedmei	*dedmibom	*dedmibos
locative	*dedmei	*?	*?
instrumental	*dedmī	*dedmibim	*dedmibis

Derived terms

*dedmātos
- Proto-Brythonic:
  - Old Breton: domot
  - Middle Welsh: devaud, deuawt, deuaut, deuawd, defawt
    - Welsh: defod

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *deðβ̃
- Middle Welsh: dedyf
  - Welsh: deddf
Middle Irish: deidmea (gen. sg.)

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deddf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 184
^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 37

[1] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “deddf”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[Zair-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 184

[3] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 37

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