Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/yestu

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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 *yes-tu, extended form of *yes-.

Noun

*yestu n

  1. boiling

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *yestu *yestū *yestwā
vocative *yestu *yestū *yestwā
accusative *yestu *yestū *yestwā
genitive *yestous *yestous *yestowom
dative *yestou *yestubom *yestubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *yestū *yestubim *yestubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *jas
  • Old Irish: es n