Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/brestā

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

Identified by Vendryes and later Matasović as cognate to Proto-Germanic *brestaną (“to burst, break”).[1]

Noun

*brestā f

  1. fight

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *brestā *brestai *brestās
vocative *brestā *brestai *brestās
accusative *brestam *brestai *brestāns
genitive *brestās *brestous *brestom
dative *brestāi *brestābom *brestābos
locative *brestai *? *?
instrumental *? *brestābim *brestābis

Derived terms

  • *brestilā
    • Proto-Brythonic: *brestel
  • *brestīti

Descendants

  • Middle Irish: bres (“fight, effort”)

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 76-77
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