G. caithl n. “source, fount, origin” (Category: Cause, Reason)

⚠️G. caithl, n. “source, fount, origin” (Category: Cause, Reason)

ᴺS. ^celu “spring, source; ⚠️[G.] rill, stream, runlet”

References ✧ GL/24-25

Glosses

• “source, fount, origin” ✧ GL/25

Variations

• caithl ✧ GL/24; GL/25; GL/25
• caithel ✧ GL/25; GL/25

Related

• caithl “source, fount, origin” cp. aithl ✧ GL/25
• caithl [is] unconnected with ... though influenced by caith “cause, reason, motive” ✧ GL/24
• caithl is connected with cectha ✧ GL/24
• cectha- “to spout out” cp. caithl ✧ GL/25

Changes

• caithel >> caithl “source, fount, origin” ✧ GL/25; GL/25

Cognates

• ᴱQ. kektele “fountain”

Derivations

• < ᴱ✶kekt(ǝ)lē ✧ GL/25 (kekt(ǝ)lḗ)
  • < ᴱ√KEKE¹ “to bubble up”

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ✶kekt(ǝ)lḗ > caithl

[keketle] !!! [kektle] > [kektl] > [kexθl] > [keiθl] > [kaiθl]

✧ GL/25