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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tregess

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 *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”), apparently a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”) and Serbo-Croatian trȃg (“trace”).[1]

Noun

*tregess m

  1. foot

Declension
Masculine/feminine consonant stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tregets *tregete *tregetes
vocative *tregets *tregete *tregetes
accusative *tregetam *tregete *tregetams
genitive *tregetos *tregetou *tregetom
dative *tregetei *tregetobom *tregetobos
locative *tregeti — —
instrumental *tregete? *tregetobim *tregetobis

Synonyms
  • *ɸodyā

Descendants
  • Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: troat (plural treit < *tragetes)
    • Old Cornish: truit
    • Middle Welsh: troet (plural traet < *tragetes)
  • Old Irish: traig (gen. traiged < *tragetos)
  • Gaulish: treide

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389
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