Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wellos

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 *welh₁- (“to choose, to want”).

Adjective

*wellos

1. good
2. desirable

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellos	*wellou	*welloi
vocative	*welle	*wellou	*welloi
accusative	*wellom	*wellou	*welloms
genitive	*wellī	*wellous	*wellom
dative	*wellūi	*wellobom	*wellobos
instrumental	*wellū	*wellobim	*wellobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellā	*wellai	*wellās
vocative	*wellā	*wellai	*wellās
accusative	*wellam	*wellai	*wellams
genitive	*wellās	*wellous	*wellom
dative	*wellai	*wellābom	*wellābos
instrumental	*?	*wellābim	*wellābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellom	*wellou	*wellā
vocative	*wellom	*wellou	*wellā
accusative	*wellom	*wellou	*wellā
genitive	*wellī	*wellous	*wellom
dative	*wellūi	*wellobom	*wellobos
instrumental	*wellū	*wellobim	*wellobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellyūs	*?	*wellyoses
vocative	*wellyūs	*?	*wellyoses
accusative	*wellyosam	*?	*wellyosams
genitive	*wellisos	*?	*wellisom
dative	*wellisei	*?	*wellisbos
instrumental	*wellisī	*?	*wellisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellyūs	*?	*wellyoses
vocative	*wellyūs	*?	*wellyoses
accusative	*wellyosam	*?	*wellyosams
genitive	*wellisos	*?	*wellisom
dative	*wellisei	*?	*wellisbos
instrumental	*wellisī	*?	*wellisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wellis	*?	*?
vocative	*wellis	*?	*?
accusative	*wellis	*?	*?
genitive	*wellisos	*?	*wellisom
dative	*wellisei	*?	*wellisbos
instrumental	*wellisī	*?	*wellisbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Breton: guell
    • Breton: gwell
  • Cornish: gwell
  • Middle Welsh: gwell
    • Welsh: gwell (“better, preferable”)