Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lēgis

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 edit

Etymology edit

Possibly borrowed Proto-Germanic *lēkiz (healing; medicine; healer), or directly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- (to care for).

Noun edit

*lēgis f[1]

  1. healer

Inflection edit

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *lēɸagis *lēɸagī *lēɸagīs
vocative *lēɸagi *lēɸagī *lēɸagīs
accusative *lēɸagim *lēɸagī *lēɸagims
genitive *lēɸageis *lēɸagyow *lēɸagyom
dative *lēɸagei *lēɸagibom *lēɸagibos
locative *lēɸagei *? *?
instrumental *lēɸagī *lēɸagibim *lēɸagibis

Alternative reconstructions edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Irish: líaig
    • Irish: lia
    • Scottish Gaelic: lèigh
  • ? Proto-Germanic: *lēkijaz

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lēkjaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 244:Celt *lēgi- < *lēpagi-
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 296:*leagis
  3. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lēkja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 331:Celtic *legio-
  4. ^ Torp, Alf (1919) “Læka”, in Nynorsk Etymologisk Ordbok, Oslo: H. Aschehoug and Co. (W. Nygaard), pages 404-405:*lēpagi-
  5. ^ Koch, John (2004) “*lī(φ)agi-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda[3], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 96