Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/saltrom

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 *sel- (“to jump”) +‎ *-trom, but the -a- is unexplained.

Noun

*saltrom n

1. trampling

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*saltrom	*saltrou	*saltrā
vocative	*saltrom	*saltrou	*saltrā
accusative	*saltrom	*saltrou	*saltrā
genitive	*saltrī	*saltrous	*saltrom
dative	*saltrūi	*saltrobom	*saltrobos
locative	*saltrei	*?	*?
instrumental	*saltrū	*saltrobim	*saltrūis

Reconstruction notes

The neuter gender is not directly inferrable from the descendants, but *-trom is the only plausible noun-forming suffix of the required shape -tr-.

Derived terms

• *saltrāti

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *salθr
  • Middle Breton: sautr, saotr (“dirty”)
    • Breton: saotr (“dirty”)
  • Middle Welsh: sathr, sathyr