Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/owistom

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 *h₂ówi-sth₂-ó-, from *h₂ówis (“sheep”) (whence *owis (“sheep”)) + *steh₂- (“to stand”). A similar formation in Celtic is also attested in *boustom (“cow stable”).^[1]

Noun

*owistom n

sheepfold

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*owistom	*owistou	*owistā
vocative	*owistom	*owistou	*owistā
accusative	*owistom	*owistou	*owistā
genitive	*owistī	*owistous	*owistom
dative	*owistūi	*owistobom	*owistobos
locative	*owistei	*?	*?
instrumental	*owistū	*owistobim	*owistūis

Descendants

⇒ Proto-Brythonic: *owsọr (“shepherd”) (suffixed with Latin -ārius)
- Old Breton: ousor
  - ⇒ Middle Breton: Ker Ouser
    - →⇒ French: Kérouzéré (name of a castle's location)
- Middle Welsh: heusawr
  - Welsh: heusor
⇒ Proto-Brythonic: *owslow (“sheep lice”)
- Welsh: hislau, heuslau

References

^ Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 408

[1] Schrijver, Peter C. H. (1995) Studies in British Celtic historical phonology (Leiden studies in Indo-European; 5), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 408

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