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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/bergā

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

Plausibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to carry”), similar to Latin fur (“thief”), though the *-gā suffix is unusual.

Noun

*bergā f[1]

  1. robbery, pillage

Declension
Feminine ā-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *bergā *bergai *bergās
vocative *bergā *bergai *bergās
accusative *bergam *bergai *bergāms
genitive *bergās *bergous *bergom
dative *bergāi *bergābom *bergābos
locative *bergai *? *?
instrumental *? *bergābim *bergābis

Descendants
  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Welsh: beryf, bery
      • Welsh: bery (“bird of prey”)
  • Old Irish: berg

References
  1. Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*bergā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 62
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