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

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
    • *-ad-tus
      • Gaulish: *diastus
    Descendants
    • Old Irish: ad (law, custom)

    References