celeth

noun. stream, *brook, rill, runlet; (lit.) a flowing

A noun in The Etymologies of the 1930s glossed “stream” appearing in a marginal note next to the root ᴹ√KEL “go, run (especially of water), flow away downhill” (Ety/KEL; EtyAC/KEL). It might be used for any small flow of water like brook, rill, or runlet; its literal meaning is probably “✱flowing”.

Derivations

• ᴹ√KEL “flow, flow away (downhill), run (of water or rivers), run away especially downwards or at end” ✧ Ety/KEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ√KEL > celeth	[kelette] > [kelettʰe] > [keleθθe] > [keleθθ] > [keleθ]	✧ Ety/KEL

celeth

noun. stream