Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/swelos

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

Unknown. Matasović dismisses a connection to Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”), declaring their semantics incompatible. He also notes the similar-sounding root Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn”), which is an almost perfect match with the Celtic root except for the initial *s-. If these roots are connected, an s-mobile must be posited, but no other evidence of this is known in other Indo-European languages.[1]

Noun

*swelos m

  1. turn

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *swelos *swelou *sweloi
vocative *swele *swelou *sweloi
accusative *swelom *swelou *swelons
genitive *swelī *swelous *swelom
dative *swelūi *swelobom *swelobos
locative *swelei *? *?
instrumental *swelū *swelobim *swelūis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *hwel
    • Breton: hoalat (“to attract, charm”)
    • Middle Welsh: chwyl
  • Old Irish: sel

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*swelo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 362-363
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