Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷm̥tós

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) +‎ *-tós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

    Adjective

    *gʷm̥tós (non-ablauting)[1]

    1. passable

    Inflection

    Thematic
    masculine feminine
    nominative *gʷm̥tós *gʷm̥téh₂
    genitive *gʷm̥tósyo *gʷm̥téh₂s
    masculine singular dual plural
    nominative *gʷm̥tós *gʷm̥tóh₁ *gʷm̥tóes
    vocative *gʷm̥té *gʷm̥tóh₁ *gʷm̥tóes
    accusative *gʷm̥tóm *gʷm̥tóh₁ *gʷm̥tóms
    genitive *gʷm̥tósyo *? *gʷm̥tóHom
    ablative *gʷm̥téad *? *gʷm̥tómos, *gʷm̥tóbʰos
    dative *gʷm̥tóey *? *gʷm̥tómos, *gʷm̥tóbʰos
    locative *gʷm̥téy, *gʷm̥tóy *? *gʷm̥tóysu
    instrumental *gʷm̥tóh₁ *? *gʷm̥tṓys
    feminine singular dual plural
    nominative *gʷm̥téh₂ *gʷm̥téh₂h₁(e) *gʷm̥téh₂es
    vocative *gʷm̥téh₂ *gʷm̥téh₂h₁(e) *gʷm̥téh₂es
    accusative *gʷm̥tā́m *gʷm̥téh₂h₁(e) *gʷm̥téh₂m̥s
    genitive *gʷm̥téh₂s *? *gʷm̥téh₂oHom
    ablative *gʷm̥téh₂s *? *gʷm̥téh₂mos, *gʷm̥téh₂bʰos
    dative *gʷm̥téh₂ey *? *gʷm̥téh₂mos, *gʷm̥téh₂bʰos
    locative *gʷm̥téh₂, *gʷm̥téh₂i *? *gʷm̥téh₂su
    instrumental *gʷm̥téh₂h₁ *? *gʷm̥téh₂mis, *gʷm̥téh₂bʰis
    neuter singular dual plural
    nominative *gʷm̥tóm *gʷm̥tóy(h₁) *gʷm̥téh₂
    vocative *gʷm̥tóm *gʷm̥tóy(h₁) *gʷm̥téh₂
    accusative *gʷm̥tóm *gʷm̥tóy(h₁) *gʷm̥téh₂
    genitive *gʷm̥tósyo *? *gʷm̥tóHom
    ablative *gʷm̥téad *? *gʷm̥tómos, *gʷm̥tóbʰos
    dative *gʷm̥tóey *? *gʷm̥tómos, *gʷm̥tóbʰos
    locative *gʷm̥téy, *gʷm̥tóy *? *gʷm̥tóysu
    instrumental *gʷm̥tóh₁ *? *gʷm̥tṓys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gimtás
    • Proto-Hellenic: *gʷətós
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gatás (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *gʷentos

    References

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN