Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/néwoteh₂ts

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 the adjective *néwos (“new”) +‎ *-teh₂ts.

Noun

*néwoteh₂ts f (non-ablauting)

1. newness

Inflection

Athematic
	singular
nominative	*néwoteh₂ts
genitive	*néwoteh₂ts
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*néwoteh₂ts	*néwoteh₂th₁(e)	*néwoteh₂tes
vocative	*néwoteh₂t	*néwoteh₂th₁(e)	*néwoteh₂tes
accusative	*néwoteh₂tm̥	*néwoteh₂th₁(e)	*néwoteh₂tm̥s
genitive	*néwoteh₂ts	*?	*néwoteh₂toHom
ablative	*néwoteh₂ts	*?	*néwoteh₂tmos
dative	*néwoteh₂tey	*?	*néwoteh₂tmos
locative	*néwoteh₂t, *néwoteh₂ti	*?	*néwoteh₂tsu
instrumental	*néwoteh₂th₁	*?	*néwoteh₂tmis

Descendants

• Proto-Hellenic: *newotāts
  • Ancient Greek: νεότης (neótēs)
• Proto-Indo-Iranian: *náwataH (< *newéteh₂)
  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *náwataH
    • Sanskrit: नवता (návatā)
• Proto-Italic: *nowotāts
  • Latin: novitās (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Germanic: *niwiþō (< *newéteh₂) (see there for further descendants)