Reconstruction:Cumbric/-ɔg

This Cumbric 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.

Cumbric

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *-ọg, from Proto-Celtic *-ākos, from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂kos, *-eh₂ḱos, from a-stem suffix *-eh₂ + adjectival suffix *-kos, *-ḱos.

Noun

*-ɔg

  1. Forms nouns/adjectives from other nouns and adjectives with the sense of ‘person or thing connected or involved with, belonging to, having’.

References

  • “Some Cumbric place names” in The Old North
  • Attested in Cumbric toponymic compounds and phrasal names, e.g. Castle Carrock, from *cayrɔg (“fortified”)
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