Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kerdā

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 *kerd- (“to profit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κέρδος (kérdos).

Noun

*kerdā f[1]

  1. craft, skill

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *kerdā *kerdai *kerdās
vocative *kerdā *kerdai *kerdās
accusative *kerdam *kerdai *kerdāns
genitive *kerdās *kerdous *kerdom
dative *kerdāi *kerdābom *kerdābos
locative *kerdai *? *?
instrumental *? *kerdābim *kerdābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: cherdoran
    • Middle Welsh: cerdd
  • Old Irish: cerd

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kerdā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
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