Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kerdā

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 *kerd- (“to profit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κέρδος (kérdos).

Noun

*kerdā f

1. craft, skill

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kerdā	*kerdai	*kerdās
vocative	*kerdā	*kerdai	*kerdās
accusative	*kerdam	*kerdai	*kerdāms
genitive	*kerdās	*kerdous	*kerdom
dative	*kerdāi	*kerdābom	*kerdābos
locative	*kerdai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*kerdābim	*kerdābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Breton: cherdoran
  • Middle Welsh: cerdd
    • Welsh: cerdd
• Old Irish: cerd
  • Irish: ceird, ceard, ceardaí
  • Manx: keird, keirdagh
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceàird, ceàrd