Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tregess

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 *tregʰ- (“to run, walk”), apparently a variant of *dʰregʰ- (“to run”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (þragjan, “to run”) and Serbo-Croatian trȃg (“trace”).^[1]

Noun

*tregess m

foot

Declension

Masculine/feminine consonant stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tregets	*tregete	*tregetes
vocative	*tregets	*tregete	*tregetes
accusative	*tregetam	*tregete	*tregetans
genitive	*tregetos	*tregetou	*tregetom
dative	*tregetei	*tregetobom	*tregetobos
locative	*tregeti	—	—
instrumental	*tregete?	*tregetobim	*tregetobis

Synonyms

*ɸodyā

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *traɣed
- Old Breton: troat (plural treit < *tragetes)
  - Middle Breton: troat
    - Breton: troad
- Old Cornish: truit
  - Middle Cornish: troys, tros
    - Cornish: troos
- Middle Welsh: troet (plural traet < *tragetes)
  - Welsh: troed
Old Irish: traig (gen. traiged < *tragetos)
- Irish: troigh
- Manx: trie
- Scottish Gaelic: troigh
Gaulish: treide

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389

[1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 389

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