{"id":3873,"date":"2025-04-13T12:07:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2025-04-13T12:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:07:46","slug":"celtic-pathways-crooked-rims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3873","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Crooked Rims"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Crooked Rims\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-13T12:07:46+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we unravel the Celtic roots of words for wheel, rim and related things in French, Spanish and other languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kambit\u0101 means rim and comes from Proto-Celtic *kambos (twisted, crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-E...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4900\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3873-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3873-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"crookedrims.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we unravel the Celtic roots of words for <strong>wheel<\/strong>, <strong>rim<\/strong> and related things in French, Spanish and other languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mmcothern\/4338801700\/in\/photolist-7BpuzS-L6wxFZ-9xmvUJ-5s23gP-7TEsfk-9DE9Xb-at8mkD-Hyi83Y-8CsAEp-nfE3H3-qea7D9-8ZaQ7k-EJ539-Dg9UKr-ue6f63-Rz8XwD-pm2UPA-nnSpPj-jNpwL-xFiTz3-e8zW2i-5FKPaG-NmfzG8-5NrzXZ-JSPnSa-7acRVP-bwRHSE-nNBibF-67j9CC-4pWztx-9BCDkV-8pDiiU-6CpuwZ-2nMtEg-FiGa9J-GDVSN-rrrpQ-PhcbeU-H1bbZC-8RH8vQ-JrSa2T-9wPU76-s6owS7-Mzucqn-7gZeX7-7KDG9j-bvZofz-6LN2JH-riJedF-9Au2AC\" title=\"circus wagon wheel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2801\/4338801700_285c0a210e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"circus wagon wheel\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*kambit\u0101<\/strong> means rim and comes from Proto-Celtic <em>*kambos<\/em> (twisted, crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-European <em>*(s)\u1e31h\u2082embos<\/em> (crooked), possibly from <em>*(s)\u1e31amb-<\/em> (bent, crooked) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/kambit%C4%81\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>camedd<\/strong> [\u02c8kame\u00f0] = crookedness, curvature, loop, bend, joint, hook in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>kammek<\/strong> = (wheel) rim in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>kammed<\/strong> [\u02c8k\u00e3.m\u02d0\u025bt] = rim, rounded in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more details of related words in the Celtic languages, see the Celtiadur post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/06\/22\/crooked\/\">Crooked<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic root, via Transalpine Gaulish <em>cambita<\/em> (curve) and Latin <em>*cambita<\/em>, include <strong>jante<\/strong> (rim, wheel rim) in French, <strong>jante<\/strong> (rim, wheel rim) in Portuguese, <strong>llanta<\/strong> (tyre rim, wheel rim, tyre, fat) in Spanish, <strong>jant<\/strong> (rim, wheel rim) in Turkish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/jante#French\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Words from the same PIE roots possibly include <strong>schimpen<\/strong> (to abuse, swear at, mock) in Dutch, <strong>schimpfen<\/strong> (to tell off, scold, yell at) in German, <strong>skimp<\/strong> (to jeer, jibe, scoff, taunt) in Afrikaans, and <strong>skimp<\/strong> (to poke fun (at), banter, mock, speak sarcastically (about)) in Scots [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/skimpijan%C4%85\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Crooked Rims\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-04-13T12:07:46+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M50S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we unravel the Celtic roots of words for wheel, rim and related things in French, Spanish and other languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *kambit\u0101 means rim and comes from Proto-Celtic *kambos (twisted, crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-E...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1.5\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4901\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3873-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3873-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/crookedrims.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"crookedrims.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>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 *kambit\u0101 means rim and comes from Proto-Celtic *kambos (twisted, crooked, bent), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)\u1e31h\u2082embos (crooked), possibly from *(s)\u1e31amb- (bent, crooked) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: camedd [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,38,122,37,47,23,117,24,12,4,50,11,1,27,94,59,111,28,127,7],"tags":[139,225,90,226,9,227,167,15,88,8,224,223,103],"class_list":["post-3873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-afrikaans","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-dutch","category-french","category-gaulish","category-german","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-music","category-podcast","category-portuguese","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scots","category-spanish","category-turkish-turkce","category-welsh","tag-celtic","tag-crooked","tag-etymology","tag-gaulish","tag-language","tag-latin","tag-linguistics","tag-music","tag-omniglot","tag-podcast","tag-rim","tag-wheel","tag-words"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3873"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3876,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3873\/revisions\/3876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}