Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tangʷāss

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

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Etymology

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From earlier *dangʷāss, from an extended Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂-t-s, from *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s. The change of d to t has not been satisfactorily explained; influence of Proto-Germanic *tungǭ is conceivable.

Noun

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*tangʷāss f

  1. tongue

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tangʷāts *tangʷāte *tangʷātes
vocative *tangʷāts *tangʷāte *tangʷātes
accusative *tangʷātam *tangʷāte *tangʷātams
genitive *tangʷātos *tangʷātou *tangʷātom
dative *tangʷātei *tangʷātobom *tangʷātobos
locative *tangʷāti
instrumental *tangʷāte? *tangʷātobim *tangʷātobis

Descendants

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