Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wastu
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₂wóstu (“home, dwelling”).
Noun
edit*wastu n[1]
Inflection
edit| Neuter u-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *wastu | *wastū | *wastwā |
| vocative | *wastu | *wastū | *wastwā |
| accusative | *wastu | *wastū | *wastwā |
| genitive | *wastous | *wastous | *wastowom |
| dative | *wastou | *wastubom | *wastubos |
| locative | *? | *? | *? |
| instrumental | *wastū | *wastubim | *wastubis |
Descendants
edit- Middle Welsh: gwas
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wastu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 404