Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷm̥sḱéti

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

    From *gʷem- (to step) +‎ *-sḱéti (durative or iterative verbal suffix).

    Verb

    *gʷm̥sḱéti (imperfective)[1][2]

    1. to be walking
    2. to come, to be coming

    Inflection

    Imperfective, thematic, active only
    3rd singular *gʷm̥sḱéti
    3rd plural *gʷm̥sḱónti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *gʷm̥sḱóh₂ *gʷm̥sḱóm *gʷm̥sḱṓh₂ *gʷm̥sḱóyh₁m̥
    2nd singular *gʷm̥sḱési *gʷm̥sḱés *gʷm̥sḱé *gʷm̥sḱḗsi *gʷm̥sḱóys
    3rd singular *gʷm̥sḱéti *gʷm̥sḱét *gʷm̥sḱétu *gʷm̥sḱḗti *gʷm̥sḱóyt
    1st dual *gʷm̥sḱówos *gʷm̥sḱówe *gʷm̥sḱṓwos *gʷm̥sḱóywe
    2nd dual *gʷm̥sḱétes *gʷm̥sḱétom *gʷm̥sḱétom *gʷm̥sḱḗtes *gʷm̥sḱóytom
    3rd dual *gʷm̥sḱétes *gʷm̥sḱétām *gʷm̥sḱétām *gʷm̥sḱḗtes *gʷm̥sḱóytām
    1st plural *gʷm̥sḱómos *gʷm̥sḱóme *gʷm̥sḱṓmos *gʷm̥sḱóyme
    2nd plural *gʷm̥sḱéte *gʷm̥sḱéte *gʷm̥sḱéte *gʷm̥sḱḗte *gʷm̥sḱóyte
    3rd plural *gʷm̥sḱónti *gʷm̥sḱónt *gʷm̥sḱóntu *gʷm̥sḱṓnti *gʷm̥sḱóyh₁n̥t
    Participle *gʷm̥sḱónts

    Descendants

    • Proto-Albanian: *en-gaska (+ *en-)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷə́skō
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gasćáti (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 209