Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/anxtu

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 *n̥ḱtu, from the root *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”).

Noun

*anxtu n

  1. slaughter

Declension

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *anxtu *anxtū *anxtwā
vocative *anxtu *anxtū *anxtwā
accusative *anxtu *anxtū *anxtwā
genitive *anxtous *anxtous *anxtowom
dative *anxtou *anxtubom *anxtubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *anxtū *anxtubim *anxtubis

Descendants

  • Middle Welsh: aeth (“pain, fear”)
    • Welsh: aeth (“pain, fear”)
  • Old Irish: écht (“slaying, exploit”)
    • Irish: éacht (“slaughter, feat”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: euchd (“exploit, feat”)

References

  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*anku-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 37
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