Reconstruction:Gaulish/wergobretos

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This Gaulish 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.

Gaulish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *wergos +‎ *bretos. The second element is unknown while the first comes from *wergos (active, lively).[1]

Noun[edit]

*wergobretos m

  1. a magistrate of the Aedui

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Latin: vergobretus

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wergā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 414:uergobretus