Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mergī

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 *merǵ- (“to be wet, withered”). Cognate with Middle High German murc (“withered”), Russian моро́з (moróz, “frost”) and Albanian mardhë (“frost”).[1]

Noun

*mergī f

  1. rust
  2. corrosion

Inflection

Feminine ī/yā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *mergī — —
vocative *mergī — —
accusative *mergīm — —
genitive *mergyās — —
dative *mergyai — —
locative *? — —
instrumental *? — —

Derived terms

  • *mergiyos
    • Proto-Brythonic:
      • ⇒ Old Breton: mergidhaham (1sg.pres.)
      • Middle Welsh: meryð
        • Welsh: merydd (“stagnant, lazy”)

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *merɣ
    • Middle Breton: (with irregular -gl suffix) mercl, mergl
      • Breton: mergl
  • Old Irish: meirc

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*mergī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 267
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