Proto-Celtic *Noudant ....................... was Re: Nodens .....

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "indravayu" <sonno3@...> wrote:

>
> > Noting the utter silence, I'll simplify matters in hopes of
> triggering a brief response or two :^)
> >
> > * What other Celtic terms arise from the Proto-Celtic *noudont?
> >
> > * In light of all that, what would the Proto-Celtic

*noudont/*noudant mean?

>
>
> Perhaps Old Irish nuada "king, hero, champion"...if the noun isn't
> actually derived from the theonym.
>
> - Chris Gwinn

My thanks for the response Chris!
Any other thoughts from anyone??? Or is the reconstructed Proto-
Celtic term based solely upon Nodens?


-Aydan