Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wintos

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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 *h₂wéh₁n̥ts. Old Irish fet (whistle) is probably not related.[1]

Noun

*wintos m

  1. wind

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wintos *wintou *wintoi
vocative *winte *wintou *wintoi
accusative *wintom *wintou *wintoms
genitive *wintī *wintous *wintom
dative *wintūi *wintobom *wintobos
locative *wintei *? *?
instrumental *wintū *wintobim *wintūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨnt
    • Middle Breton: guent
    • Old Cornish: guins
    • Middle Welsh: gwynt

References

  1. ^ Zair, Nicholas (2012) The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 174