Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷə́tis

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis.[1]

Noun

*gʷə́tis f

  1. step

Inflection

I-stem, masc./fem.
singular dual plural
nominative *gʷə́tis *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́teyes, -ēyes
vocative *gʷə́ti *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́teyes, -ēyes
accusative *gʷə́tin *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́tins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
genitive *gʷə́teyos, -ēyos *? *gʷə́tiyōn
dative *gʷə́teyei, -ēyei *? *gʷə́tipʰi
locative *gʷə́tēy, -ēyi *? *gʷə́tihi
instrumental *gʷə́tiye? *? *gʷə́tipʰi

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: βάσις (básis) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “βαίνω (> DER 1. βάσις)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192