Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/Lugus

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. The exact root is unknown. More at Lugus.

Proper noun

*Lugus m

  1. A Celtic god identified with Mercury.

Declension

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *Lugus — —
vocative *Lugu — —
accusative *Lugum — —
genitive *Lugous — —
dative *Lugou — —
locative *? — —
instrumental *Lugū — —

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *Llow
    • Old Welsh: Lou
      • Middle Welsh: Lleu
  • Celtiberian: Luguei (Dative singular)
  • Gaulish: *Lugos
  • Primitive Irish: ᚂᚒᚌᚐ (luga)

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*Lugu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 248

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