Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kʷennom

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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

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Etymology

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    Unknown.[1]

    Noun

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    *kʷennom n

    1. head

    Declension

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    Neuter o-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *kʷennom *kʷennou *kʷennā
    vocative *kʷennom *kʷennou *kʷennā
    accusative *kʷennom *kʷennou *kʷennā
    genitive *kʷennī *kʷennous *kʷennom
    dative *kʷennūi *kʷennobom *kʷennobos
    locative *kʷennei *? *?
    instrumental *kʷennū *kʷennobim *kʷennūis

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 177:all attempts to identify a PIE root have proven futile