Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/widus

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 *h₁weydʰh₁-. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *widuz.

Noun

*widus ?

  1. wood, trees
    Synonym: *kaitos

Inflection

Masculine/feminine u-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *widus *widū *widowes
vocative *widu *widū *widūs
accusative *widum *widū *widuns
genitive *widous *widous *widowom
dative *widou *widubom *widubos
locative *? *? *?
instrumental *widū *widubim *widubis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨð
    • Old Breton: guid
    • Cornish: gwydh
    • Old Welsh: guid
      • Middle Welsh: gwydd
  • Old Irish: fid