Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sɸerā

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 *spérH-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *sperH- (“to kick”). Cognate with Germanic *spurą.

Noun

*sɸerā f

1. heel

Declension

Feminine ā-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*sɸerā	*sɸerai	*sɸerās
vocative	*sɸerā	*sɸerai	*sɸerās
accusative	*sɸeram	*sɸerai	*sɸerāms
genitive	*sɸerās	*sɸerous	*sɸerom
dative	*sɸerāi	*sɸerābom	*sɸerābos
locative	*sɸerai	*?	*?
instrumental	*?	*sɸerābim	*sɸerābis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *fer
  • Old Cornish: fer
  • Middle Welsh: ffer
    • Welsh: ffêr
• Old Irish: seir
  • Middle Irish: seir
    • Irish: seir, speir