Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/maglos

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 *méǵh₂s. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *mikilaz, Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas).

Noun

*maglos m

1. noble
2. chief

Declension

Masculine o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*maglos	*maglou	*magloi
vocative	*magle	*maglou	*magloi
accusative	*maglom	*maglou	*maglons
genitive	*maglī	*maglous	*maglom
dative	*maglūi	*maglobom	*maglobos
locative	*maglei	*?	*?
instrumental	*maglū	*maglobim	*maglūis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *maɣl
  • Middle Welsh: mael
• Primitive Irish: *ᚋᚐᚌᚂᚔ (*magli)
  • Old Irish: mál
• Gaulish: magalos, maglus

References

• Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 255