Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/(s)néh₂ti

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Athematic root present of *(s)neh₂- (to swim; to float).

    Verb

    *(s)néh₂ti (imperfective)[1]

    1. to swim, to be swimming

    Inflection

    Imperfective, athematic, active only
    3rd singular *(s)néh₂ti
    3rd plural *(s)n̥h₂énti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *(s)néh₂mi *(s)nā́m *(s)néh₂oh₂ *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁m̥
    2nd singular *(s)néh₂si *(s)néh₂s *(s)néh₂, *(s)n̥h₂dʰí *(s)néh₂esi *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁s
    3rd singular *(s)néh₂ti *(s)néh₂t *(s)néh₂tu *(s)néh₂eti *(s)n̥h₂yéh₁t
    1st dual *(s)n̥h₂wós *(s)n̥h₂wé *(s)néh₂owos *(s)n̥h₂ih₁wé
    2nd dual *(s)n̥h₂tés *(s)n̥h₂tóm *(s)n̥h₂tóm *(s)néh₂etes *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tóm
    3rd dual *(s)n̥h₂tés *(s)n̥h₂tā́m *(s)n̥h₂tā́m *(s)néh₂etes *(s)n̥h₂ih₁tā́m
    1st plural *(s)n̥h₂mós *(s)n̥h₂mé *(s)néh₂omos *(s)n̥h₂ih₁mé
    2nd plural *(s)n̥h₂té *(s)n̥h₂té *(s)n̥h₂té *(s)néh₂ete *(s)n̥h₂ih₁té
    3rd plural *(s)n̥h₂énti *(s)n̥h₂ént *(s)n̥h₂éntu *(s)néh₂onti *(s)n̥h₂ih₁ént
    Participle *(s)n̥h₂ónts

    Descendants

    • Proto-Celtic: *snāti[2]
    • Hellenic: (by analogy with πλέω (pléō, sail))
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *snáHti
      • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *snáHti
    • Proto-Italic: *snāō[4]

    References

    1. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 572
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*snā-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 348
    3. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1012-1013
    4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 411