Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tonketos

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Celtic

Etymology

A former participle of a verb *tonkīti, whence also related verbs in Old Irish ro·toicther (“to be destined”) and Middle Welsh tynghaf tyghet (“I destine destiny”). Schumacher derives this from Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to solidify”),[1] though Matasovic prefers to derive this from the homophonous Proto-Indo-European *tenk- (“to be suitable, prosper”), whence Proto-Germanic *þinhaną (“to thrive”).[2]

Noun

*tonketos m[2][1]

  1. destiny

Inflection

Masculine o-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *tonketos *tonketou *tonketoi
vocative *tonkete *tonketou *tonketoi
accusative *tonketom *tonketou *tonketons
genitive *tonketī *tonketous *tonketom
dative *tonketūi *tonketobom *tonketobos
locative *tonketei *? *?
instrumental *tonketū *tonketobim *tonketūis

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *tonked
    • Middle Welsh: tynget, tynghet, tyghet, tyghed
  • Old Irish: tocad, toceth

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schumacher, Stefan (1995) “Old Irish Tucaid, Tocad and Middle Welsh Tynghaf Tynghet Re-Examined”, in Ériu‎[1], volume 46, Royal Irish Academy, →ISSN, →JSTOR, retrieved 9 September 2023, pages 49–57
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*tonketo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 383-384
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