Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wixtā

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 *weyk- (“to overcome”) +‎ *-tā (verbal noun suffix).

Noun

*wixtā f

  1. journey, course, expedition
  2. raid, campaign

Usage notes

This word was generally confused with *wextom in Insular Celtic due to becoming homophones by regular sound change, the only distinguishing factor between the two words being their genders. In Brittonic, the sense "time" of *wextom was reassigned to this feminine word, and in Scottish Gaelic the originally feminine military senses of *wixtā turned masculine.

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *wixtā *wixtai *wixtās
vocative *wixtā *wixtai *wixtās
accusative *wixtam *wixtai *wixtāns
genitive *wixtās *wixtous *wixtom
dative *wixtāi *wixtābom *wixtābos
locative *wixtai *? *?
instrumental *? *wixtābim *wixtābis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gweiθ
    • Old Breton: gueid
    • Old Cornish: gueid
    • Middle Welsh: gweith
  • Old Irish: fecht f (“course, expedition, journey”)
    • Scottish Gaelic: feachd m (“army”)
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