Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ad-

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd.

Prefix

*ad-

1. to, at, towards

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *ad-

Etymology 2

This word's only known cognates exist in Italic, namely Umbrian arsier (gen. sg.) and arsmor (nom. pl.).

Noun

*ad- n

1. law, custom

Reconstruction notes

Absolutely no inflectional information about this word is known except its gender.

Derived terms

• *adastos
• *komadastos
• *ad-ilos
  • Proto-Brythonic: *ėddɨl
    • Middle Welsh: eddyl
• *dī-ad-tus
  • Gaulish: *diastus

Descendants

• Old Irish: ad (“law, custom”)

References

• Celtic Lexicon - University of Wales