Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weitis

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

From Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.[1]

Noun

*weitis f[1]

  1. withe
  2. that which twines or bends

Inflection

Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *weitis *weitī *weitīs
vocative *weiti *weitī *weitīs
accusative *weitim *weitī *weitins
genitive *weiteis *weityow *weityom
dative *weitei *weitibom *weitibos
locative *weitei *? *?
instrumental *weitī *weitibim *weitibis

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Middle Breton: gueden
      • Breton: gwedenn
    • Old Cornish: guiden
      • Middle Cornish: gusen
    • Middle Welsh: gwyden, gwden
  • Middle Irish: féith

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 418
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