Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/an-

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 *n̥-.

Prefix

*an-

1. un-, not

Usage notes

The prefix changes to *am- before labial consonants (ɸ, b).

Derived terms

Proto-Celtic terms prefixed with *an-

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *an-
  • Breton: an-
  • Middle Welsh: an-
    • Welsh: an-, af-
• Old Irish: an-, am-, é-, in-
  • Irish: an-
  • Scottish Gaelic: an-