Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brixtus

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to enlighten”). There is, however, also a Proto-Celtic adjective *berxtos (“bright, beautiful”), pointing to the other meaning of this PIE root, sometimes reconstructed with a laryngeal *bʰerHǵ- (“bright”).

Noun

*brixtus m

  1. charm, spell, magical formula, incantation

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brixtus *brixtū *brixtowes
vocative *brixtu *brixtū *brixtūs
accusative *brixtum *brixtū *brixtuns
genitive *brixtous *brixtous *brixtowom
dative *brixtou *brixtubom *brixtubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *brixtū *brixtubim *brixtubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *briθ (see there for further descendants)
  • Gaulish: brictom
  • Old Irish: bricht

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*brixtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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