Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wergos

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 *werǵ- (“to make”).

Adjective

*wergos

1. active, lively

Declension

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergos	*wergou	*wergoi
vocative	*werge	*wergou	*wergoi
accusative	*wergom	*wergou	*wergons
genitive	*wergī	*wergous	*wergom
dative	*wergūi	*wergobom	*wergobos
instrumental	*wergū	*wergobim	*wergobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergā	*wergai	*wergās
vocative	*wergā	*wergai	*wergās
accusative	*wergam	*wergai	*wergans
genitive	*wergās	*wergous	*wergom
dative	*wergai	*wergābom	*wergābos
instrumental	*?	*wergābim	*wergābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergom	*wergou	*wergā
vocative	*wergom	*wergou	*wergā
accusative	*wergom	*wergou	*wergā
genitive	*wergī	*wergous	*wergom
dative	*wergūi	*wergobom	*wergobos
instrumental	*wergū	*wergobim	*wergobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergyūs	*?	*wergyoses
vocative	*wergyūs	*?	*wergyoses
accusative	*wergyosam	*?	*wergyosans
genitive	*wergisos	*?	*wergisom
dative	*wergisei	*?	*wergisbos
instrumental	*wergisī	*?	*wergisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergyūs	*?	*wergyoses
vocative	*wergyūs	*?	*wergyoses
accusative	*wergyosam	*?	*wergyosans
genitive	*wergisos	*?	*wergisom
dative	*wergisei	*?	*wergisbos
instrumental	*wergisī	*?	*wergisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wergis	*?	*?
vocative	*wergis	*?	*?
accusative	*wergis	*?	*?
genitive	*wergisos	*?	*wergisom
dative	*wergisei	*?	*wergisbos
instrumental	*wergisī	*?	*wergisbis

Related terms

• *wergā (“anger”)

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *gwerɣ
  • Old Breton: guerg
  • Middle Welsh: gwery
• ⇒ Gaulish: *wergobretos (“magistrate”)
  • → Latin: vergobretus