Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/swe
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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 *swé.
Pronoun
Usage notes
Not used alone in Insular Celtic, where it solely appears chained to other pronouns and *de.
Derived terms
These derivations are principally taken from Schrijver (1997, pp. 72-78, 83-90).
- *swe sim
- *swe de sim
- Old Irish: fadéin
- *swe sī sim
- Old Irish: físin
- *swe de sī sim
- Old Irish: fadísin
- *swe snīs sim
- Old Irish: fanisin
- *em de swe
- *sī de swe
- *tū de swe
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*swe-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 361-2
- ^ Peter Schrijver (1997) Studies in the History of Celtic Pronouns and Particles (Maynooth Studies in Celtic Linguistics; II), Maynooth: The Department of Old Irish, National University of Ireland, →ISBN, pages 72-78, 83-90