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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/nertom

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 *h₂ner-tós (“virile, strong”), from *h₂nḗr (“man”) (whence *neros (“hero”)).

Noun

*nertom n[1]

  1. strength, power

Inflection
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *nertom *nertou *nertā
vocative *nertom *nertou *nertā
accusative *nertom *nertou *nertā
genitive *nertī *nertous *nertom
dative *nertūi *nertobom *nertobos
locative *nertei *? *?
instrumental *nertū *nertobim *nertūis

Descendants
  • Brythonic: *nerθ
    • Old Breton: nerth
      • Middle Breton: nerz
    • Cornish: nerth
    • Old Welsh: nerth
  • Celtiberian: Nerto-
  • Gaulish: Nerto-
  • Goidelic:

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*nerto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 289
  2. G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “nert”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
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