Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ardwos

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

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥dʰwós. Cognate with Latin arduus.

Adjective

*ardwos

high

Descendants

Brythonic: *arð
- Welsh: ardd
Old Irish: ard
- Irish: ard
- Manx: ard
- Scottish Gaelic: àrd
Gaulish: Arduenna (place name)

References

Angharad Fychan and Ann Parry Owen, editors (2014), “ardd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies