Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/lestrom

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Proto-Celtic

Etymology

If the original meaning was "something made of wickerwork," then possibly from an earlier form *flexstrom, from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (to weave, twine), see also Latin plecto, Ancient Greek πλέκω (plékō). Or, from *les- (to collect, gather).

Noun

*lestrom ?

  1. vessel, dish

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lestro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 238

Further reading

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