• Celtic Pathways – Crooked Rims

  • Apr 13 2025
  • Length: 2 mins
  • Podcast

Celtic Pathways – Crooked Rims

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  • In this episode we unravel the Celtic roots of words for wheel, rim and related things in French, Spanish and other languages. The Proto-Celtic word *kambitā means rim and comes from Proto-Celtic *kambos (twisted, crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₂embos (crooked), possibly from *(s)ḱamb- (bent, crooked) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: camedd […]
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