Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/medu

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 *médʰu.

Noun

*medu n

  1. mead

Inflection

Neuter u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *medu *medū *medwā
vocative *medu *medū *medwā
accusative *medu *medū *medwā
genitive *medous *medous *medowom
dative *medou *medubom *medubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *medū *medubim *medubis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *með
    • Middle Breton: mez
    • Cornish: medh
    • Middle Welsh: medd
  • Primitive Irish: *ᚋᚓᚇᚒ (*medu)
    • Old Irish: mid
      • Middle Irish: mid
        • Irish: meá
        • Scottish Gaelic: meadh
  • Gaulish: medu