Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gustus

See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gussus

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 *ǵéwstus (“taste”).

Noun

*gustus m

1. force

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*gustus	*gustū	*gustowes
vocative	*gustu	*gustū	*gustūs
accusative	*gustum	*gustū	*gustums
genitive	*gustous	*gustous	*gustowom
dative	*gustou	*gustubom	*gustubos
locative	*?	*?	*?
instrumental	*gustū	*gustubim	*gustubis

Derived terms

• *Oinogustus
• *Wirogustus

Descendants

• Old Irish: gus (“force”)
  • Middle Irish: gus (“force”)
    • Irish: gus
• Gaulish: gussou (dat. sg.)