Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kruttos

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

Origin unclear, perhaps related to Latvian krūtis (“breast, bust”)^[1].^[2] Possibly related to Proto-Celtic *krundis (“round”)^[3].^[4]

Noun

*kruttos m

Declension

Masculine o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*kruttos	*kruttou	*kruttoi
vocative	*krutte	*kruttou	*kruttoi
accusative	*kruttom	*kruttou	*kruttoms
genitive	*kruttī	*kruttous	*kruttom
dative	*kruttūi	*kruttobom	*kruttobos
locative	*kruttei	*?	*?
instrumental	*kruttū	*kruttobim	*kruttūis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *kruθ^[1]
- Middle Welsh: crwth, croth
  - Welsh: crwth
- Old Breton: courz (“vulva”)
  - Breton: kourzh (“vagina”)
- Cornish: krowd (“violin”)
Old Irish: crott
- Irish: cruit
- Manx: cruitçh
- Scottish Gaelic: cruit
Hispano-Celtic:
- →? Galician: cruto, curuto (“top, summit”)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krutto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 624
^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cruit”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page 111
^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

[mat-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “krutto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 228

[2] Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 624

[3] MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “cruit”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN, page 111

[4] R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “crwth”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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