Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷennoreigom

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 *kʷennom (“head”) +‎ *-reigom (“binding”).

Noun

*kʷennoreigom n

1. something that binds either a head or a fixture that can be likened to a head

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kʷennoreigom	*kʷennoreigou	*kʷennoreigā
vocative	*kʷennoreigom	*kʷennoreigou	*kʷennoreigā
accusative	*kʷennoreigom	*kʷennoreigou	*kʷennoreigā
genitive	*kʷennoreigī	*kʷennoreigous	*kʷennoreigom
dative	*kʷennoreigūi	*kʷennoreigobom	*kʷennoreigobos
locative	*kʷennoreigei	*?	*?
instrumental	*kʷennoreigū	*kʷennoreigobim	*kʷennoreigūis

Reconstruction notes

The Irish and Middle Welsh words were linked together by Schrijver.

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *pennruɨɣ
  • Middle Welsh: penrwy
    • Welsh: penrhe, penre
• Middle Irish: cendrach
  • Classical Gaelic: ceannrach