Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weilos

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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

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Etymology

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Along with *weiliyā (modesty), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (turn), *wāg- (to be bent), which could be related to Latin vagus (wandering, strolling).[1][2]

Adjective

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*weilos[1]

  1. modest

Declension

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O/ā-stem
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *weilos *weilou *weiloi
vocative *weile *weilou *weiloi
accusative *weilom *weilou *weiloms
genitive *weilī *weilous *weilom
dative *weilūi *weilobom *weilobos
instrumental *weilū *weilobim *weilobis
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *weilā *weilai *weilās
vocative *weilā *weilai *weilās
accusative *weilam *weilai *weilams
genitive *weilās *weilous *weilom
dative *weilai *weilābom *weilābos
instrumental *? *weilābim *weilābis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *weilom *weilou *weilā
vocative *weilom *weilou *weilā
accusative *weilom *weilou *weilā
genitive *weilī *weilous *weilom
dative *weilūi *weilobom *weilobos
instrumental *weilū *weilobim *weilobis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Old Irish: fíal

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 412
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1120”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1120