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This page will detail the chronological developments of the Celtic languages, with a focus on Goidelic (for now).

From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Celtic

Proto-Indo-European

Non-Syllabic Consonants

PIE Plosives [1]
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Palatal Velar Labiovelar
Tenuis *p *t *kʲ *k *kʷ
Voiced *b *d *ɡʲ *ɡʷ
Murmured *bʱ *dʱ *ɡʲʱ *ɡʱ *ɡʷʱ
PIE Fricatives
Coronal Laryngeal [2]
Sibilant [3] *s
Non-Sibilant *h₁, *h₂, *h₃
PIE Sonorants [4]
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Palatal Labiovelar
Lateral *l
Rhotic *r
Nasal *m *n
Semivowel *y *w

Vowels and Syllabic Consonants

PIE Syllabic Laryngeals[5][note 1]
Laryngeal
Fricative *ə₁, *ə₂, *ə₃
PIE Syllabic Liquids and Nasals[6][note 2]
Labial Coronal
Lateral *l̥
Rhotic *r̥
Nasal *m̥ *n̥
PIE Syllabic Semivowels (short vowels)[7][note 3]
Front Unrounded Back Rounded
Close *i *u

Developments from Proto-Celtic

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From Proto-Celtic to Gaulish

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From Proto-Celtic to Celtiberian

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From Proto-Celtic to Insular Celtic

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Developments from Insular Celtic

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From Insular Celtic to Common Brittonic

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From Insular Celtic to Primitive Irish

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Developments in Goidelic

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From Primitive Irish to Early Old Irish

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Notes

  1. The syllabic laryngeals are allophonic to their non-syllabic consonantal counterparts.
  2. The syllabic liquids and nasals are allophonic to their non-syllabic consonantal counterparts.
  3. The syllabic semivowels (short vowels) are allophonic to their non-syllabic consonantal counterparts.

Bibliography

  • Fortson IV, B. W. (2009). Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, 2nd Edition. Wiley-Blackwell.
  • McCone, K. (1996). "Towards a relative chronology of ancient and medieval Celtic sound change". Maynooth studies in Celtic linguistics. Maynooth: Department of Old Irish, Saint Patrick’s College.
  • Stifter, David (2006). Sengoídelc: Old Irish for Beginners. Syracuse University Press.
  • Thurneysen, R. (1946; 2003 reprint). A Grammar of Old Irish: Translated from the German by D.A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, with supplement. School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.

References

  1. Fortson 2009, pp. 53-60.
  2. Fortson 2009, pp. 62-4
  3. Fortson 2009, p. 60
  4. Fortson 2009, pp. 60-1
  5. Fortson 2009, p. 62
  6. Fortson 2009, pp. 61-2
  7. Fortson 2009, pp. 62, 66