Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/mēnis

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 *mēy(H)nis, from *(s)mēy(H)- (“to cut, hew”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”).

Noun

*mēnis f

ore, metal
mine

Declension

Masculine/feminine i-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*mēnis	*mēnī	*mēnīs
vocative	*mēni	*mēnī	*mēnīs
accusative	*mēnim	*mēnī	*mēnīs
genitive	*mēnēs	*mēnyow	*mēnyom
dative	*mēnē	*mēnibom	*mēnibos
instrumental	*mēnī	*mēnibim	*mēnibis

Descendants

Brythonic: *muɨn
- Middle Breton: men-
  - Breton: mengleuz (“quarry”)
- Cornish: moen
- Middle Welsh: mwyn
  - Welsh: mwyn
Old Irish: méin, mían
- Irish: méin, míanach
Gaulish: [Term?]
- → Late Latin: mina
  - Old French: myne, mine
    - Middle French: mine, myne
      - French: mine
    - → Middle English: mine, myne, myn
      - English: mine