Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/klutom

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

Etymology

A nominalization of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutós (“famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Noun

*klutom n^[1]^[2]

rumour
fame, reputation

Inflection

Neuter o-stem
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*klutom	*klutou	*klutā
vocative	*klutom	*klutou	*klutā
accusative	*klutom	*klutou	*klutā
genitive	*klutī	*klutous	*klutom
dative	*klutūi	*klutobom	*klutobos
locative	*klutei	*?	*?
instrumental	*klutū	*klutobim	*klutūis

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *klod
- Middle Breton: clot
  - Breton: klod
- Middle Cornish: clos
- Middle Welsh: clod, clot, klod
  - Welsh: clod
Old Irish: cloth
- Middle Irish: cloth
  - Irish: cloth
- Scottish Gaelic: clòth
Gaulish: *kluton, *klouton^[3]
- ⇒ Gaulish: *Cloutios
  - → Latin: Cloutius
>? Celtiberian: *kolouton
- ⇒ Celtiberian: Koloutios

References

^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kluto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 210
^ Koch, John (2004) “*kluto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 115
^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “cluto-, clouto-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 119

[Matasovic-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*kluto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 210

[2] Koch, John (2004) “*kluto-”, in English–Proto-Celtic Word-list with attested comparanda‎^[1], University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, page 115

[DLG-3] Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “cluto-, clouto-”, in Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN, page 119

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