Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/gustus

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 *ǵéwstus (“taste”).

    Noun

    *gustus m[1]

    1. force

    Inflection

    Masculine/feminine u-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *gustus *gustū *gustowes
    vocative *gustu *gustū *gustūs
    accusative *gustum *gustū *gustuns
    genitive *gustous *gustous *gustowom
    dative *gustou *gustubom *gustubos
    locative *? *? *?
    instrumental *gustū *gustubim *gustubis

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Irish: gus (“force”)
      • Middle Irish: gus (“force”)
    • Gaulish: gussou (dat. sg.)
    • ⇒ Primitive Irish: ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚌᚒᚄᚄᚑᚄ (cunagussos), ᚉᚒᚅᚐᚌᚒᚄᚑᚄ (cunagusos)

    References

    1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*gustu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
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