Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pent-

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

    Root

    *pent-[1]

    1. to pass
    2. path

    Derived terms

    Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent- (28 c, 0 e)
    • *pént-e-ti (thematic root present)
      • Proto-Germanic: *finþaną (to find) (see there for further descendants)
    • *pónt-oh₁-s (path, road) (see there for further descendants)
    • *pn̥t-tós
    • *pōntH- (probably spurious[2])
      • Celtic:
    • Unsorted formations:
      • Proto-Germanic: *fanþijaną (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-West Germanic: *fanþijō (see there for further descendants)
      • Proto-Germanic: *fandōną (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*yantī”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 433-434