Cognate Set 1014 – Meaning: hand

IE-CoR reference form:
*durno-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Celtic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Etymology outside of Celtic uncertain (Vendryes et al. 1959–1996 D:177-178, Matasović 2009:108-109).
Found in clades:
Celtic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 6 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
154   Old Breton durn Attested in a compound.
155   Middle Breton dorn, dorn, dourn, dournn ˈdorn, ˈdurn
157   Breton: Treger dorn ˈdɔɹn, ˈdəu-aɹn ˈdɔrn, ˈdəu-arn sg, daouarn du
156   Breton: Gwened dorn, dehorn dɔʁn, dəhʷɔʁn dorn is singular, dehorn dual
152   Middle Cornish dorn dorn pl. dewla [ˈdiwlə]
153   Late Cornish dorn dorn pl. dula [ˈdiwlə]
References
  • Deshayes, Albert: 196
    S.v. Bret. dorn 'main, poing, poignée', from Old Breton durn and equivalent to Co. dorn, W dwrn in the same sense, Ir. dorn 'poing' and Scots Gaelic dòrn, from Proto-Celtic *dur-no-.
  • Matasović, Ranko: 108-109
    S.v. Proto-Celtic *durno- 'fist', probably a loan from an non-IE language.
  • Vendryes, Joseph and Bachellery, Edouard and Lambert, Pierre-Yves: D:177-178
    S.v. OIr. dorn 'main, poing', corresponding to W dwrn, Bret. dourn, dorn 'poing, main', etc. Root etymology uncertain. Either *der- or *dher- is possible (cf. Hamp ZCP XLI 253).