Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/derkom

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 *derḱ- (“to see”).^[1]^[2]

Noun

*derkom n

eye
hole, cavity

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*derkom	*derkou	*derkā
vocative	*derkom	*derkou	*derkā
accusative	*derkom	*derkou	*derkā
genitive	*derkī	*derkous	*derkom
dative	*derkūi	*derkobom	*derkobos
locative	*derkei	*?	*?
instrumental	*derkū	*derkobim	*derkūis

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *derx
- Middle Breton: derch (“form, aspect, appearance”)
  - Breton: derc'h (“beautiful”)
Old Irish: derc
- Middle Irish: derc
- ⇒ Middle Irish: dercaid
  - Irish: dearc
  - Scottish Gaelic: dearc
Gaulish: derco (in one reading of a Marcellus of Bordeaux charm), dercom (in another reading)

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*derk-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “derco-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 139

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*derk-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96

[2] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “derco-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 139

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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/derkom

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