Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷrimis

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 *kʷŕ̥mis. Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, Proto-Balto-Slavic *kirmis.

Noun

*kʷrimis ?

1. worm

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kʷrimis	*kʷrimī	*kʷrimīs
vocative	*kʷrimi	*kʷrimī	*kʷrimīs
accusative	*kʷrimim	*kʷrimī	*kʷrimims
genitive	*kʷrimeis	*kʷrimyow	*kʷrimyom
dative	*kʷrimei	*kʷrimibom	*kʷrimibos
locative	*kʷrimei	*?	*?
instrumental	*kʷrimī	*kʷrimibim	*kʷrimibis

Descendants

• Brythonic: *prɨβ̃
  • Middle Breton: preff
    • Breton: preñv
  • Old Cornish: prif
    • Middle Cornish: pref
      • Cornish: prev, pryv
  • Old Welsh: prem
    • Middle Welsh: pryf
      • Welsh: pryf
• Old Irish: cruim
  • Irish: cruimh
  • Scottish Gaelic: cnuimh