View source for u̯ē̆k-

{{morpheme
|type_morpheme=lexical
|meaning=unknown
|language=Celtic
|linguistic_ascription=prob.
|analysis_phonemic=/{{p|u̯}}{{p|e}}/{{p|ē}}{{p|k}}/-
|checklevel=1
|problem=AcS
}}
== Commentary ==
Names in ''uek''- are not common in Gaulish outside of those in ''u̯ekti''- 'raid', see {{bib|AcS}} III: '''?''', {{bib|GPN}}: 284 f., {{bib|Delamarre 2007}}: 192. Schmidt {{bib|KGP}}: 287 and {{bib|Meid 2005}}: 244 assume that ''u̯ek''- is a variant of {{m||u̯ik-}}, the former listing the pairs ''ro-ui''/''eco''-, ''di-ui''/''eco''-, ''uer-vi''/''ec''(''c'')''o''- (cf. also {{bib|Rhŷs 1913}}: 54 f.), while Evans {{bib|GPN}}: 283 prefers to connect "at least of the forms in ''vec''(''c'')-" with MIr. ''feccaid'' 'bends, stoops' (but what about the nasal?) or, if the vowel is long, with Ir. ''fíach'' 'obligation, debt'. Also possible is the shortening of formations in ''u̯e''- as a variant of {{m||u̯o-}} + second element in ''k''-, or of course interference from a non-Celtic language.
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