Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/saltrom

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 *sel- (“to jump”) +‎ *-trom, but the -a- is unexplained.

Noun

*saltrom n[1]

  1. trampling

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *saltrom *saltrou *saltrā
vocative *saltrom *saltrou *saltrā
accusative *saltrom *saltrou *saltrā
genitive *saltrī *saltrous *saltrom
dative *saltrūi *saltrobom *saltrobos
locative *saltrei *? *?
instrumental *saltrū *saltrobim *saltrūis

Reconstruction notes

The neuter gender is not directly inferrable from the descendants, but *-trom is the only plausible noun-forming suffix of the required shape -tr-.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *salθr
    • Middle Breton: sautr, saotr (“dirty”)
      • Breton: saotr (“dirty”)
    • Middle Welsh: sathr, sathyr

References

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*saltro-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 320
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