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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/banatlom

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰenH-tlo- (“way, path”), from *gʷʰen- (“to strike, kill”), in the sense of "cleared path (in a wood);" compare Proto-Germanic *banō (“path, cleared way”).

Noun

*banatlom n [1]

  1. broom plant, broom

Declension
Neuter o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *banatlom *banatlou *banatlā
vocative *banatlom *banatlou *banatlā
accusative *banatlom *banatlou *banatlā
genitive *banatlī *banatlous *banatlom
dative *banatlūi *banatlobom *banatlobos
instrumental *banatlū *banatlobim *banatlobis

Descendants
  • Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: balazn
    • Cornish: banathel
    • Welsh: banadl (“broom”)
  • Old Irish:
  • Gaulish: *balano-

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*banatlo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 53/54
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