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 edit

Etymology edit

From *gʷem- (to step) +‎ *-tós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

Adjective edit

*gʷm̥tós (non-ablauting)[1]

  1. passable

Inflection edit

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
dative *gʷm̥tóey *? *gʷm̥tómos
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
dative *gʷm̥téh₂ey *? *gʷm̥téh₂mos
locative *gʷm̥téh₂, *gʷm̥téh₂i *? *gʷm̥téh₂su
instrumental *gʷm̥téh₂h₁ *? *gʷm̥téh₂mis
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
dative *gʷm̥tóey *? *gʷm̥tómos
locative *gʷm̥téy, *gʷm̥tóy *? *gʷm̥tóysu
instrumental *gʷm̥tóh₁ *? *gʷm̥tṓys

Descendants edit

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

References edit

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