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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/widwā

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 *h₁widʰéwh₂.

Noun

*widwā f[1][2]

  1. widow

Inflection
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *widwā *widwai *widwās
vocative *widwā *widwai *widwās
accusative *widwam *widwai *widwāms
genitive *widwās *widwous *widwom
dative *widwāi *widwābom *widwābos
locative *widwai *? *?
instrumental *? *widwābim *widwābis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic: *gweðw
    • Old Cornish: guedeu
      • Cornish: gwedhow
    • Middle Welsh: gweðw, gwyðw
  • Old Irish: fedb
    • Irish: feadhbh (obsolete)

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*widwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 420
  2. Koch, John (2004), “*widwā-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda, University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 391
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