Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/briwā

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

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₁w-eh₂,[1] perhaps from (or the source of) a root *bʰrewh₁-, whence Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ (English bridge, German Brücke). More at Proto-Indo-European *h₃bʰrúHs.

Noun

*briwā f[1]

  1. bridge

Inflection

Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *briwā *briwai *briwās
vocative *briwā *briwai *briwās
accusative *briwam *briwai *briwāns
genitive *briwās *briwous *briwom
dative *briwāi *briwābom *briwābos
locative *briwai *? *?
instrumental *? *briwābim *briwābis

Descendants

  • Gaulish: briua
  • Lepontic: 𐌐𐌓𐌖𐌉𐌀𐌌 (pruiam, “funerary construction”)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*briwā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 79
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