Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/noweti

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Alternative reconstructions

• *nuweti

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to nod, assent”).

Verb

*noweti

1. to nod
2. to assent to

Inflection

Thematic present
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*nowū	*nowemam	?	—
2nd singular	*nowesi	*nowetās	?	—
3rd singular	*noweti	*noweto	?	—
1st plural	*nowomosi	*nowemo	?	—
2nd plural	*nowetesi	*nowestē	?	—
3rd plural	*nowonti	*nowento	?	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*nowasū	?	—
2nd singular	*nowasesi	?	*nowe
3rd singular	*nowaseti	?	*nowetou
1st plural	*nowasomosi	?	*nowomos
2nd plural	*nowasetesi	?	*nowete
3rd plural	*nowasonti	?	*nowontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*nowūr	—	?	—
2nd singular	*nowetar	—	?	—
3rd singular	*nowetor	?	?	—
1st plural	*nowommor	—	?	—
2nd plural	*nowedwe	—	?	—
3rd plural	*nowontor	?	?	—
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*nowasūr	—	—
2nd singular	*nowasetar	—	—
3rd singular	*nowasetor	—	—
1st plural	*nowasommor	—	—
2nd plural	*nowasedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*nowasontor	—	—

Derived terms

• *ati-noweti
  • Old Irish: ad·noí
    • Middle Irish: aithnid
      • Irish: aithin (“to bid, command”)
      • Scottish Gaelic: àithn (“to command, order, bid”)
• *ati-now-om
• *dī-noweti
  • Proto-Brythonic:
    • Old Breton: dinouam (1sg. present)
      • Middle Breton: dinou
    • Middle Cornish: dynwa (3sg. subjunctive)
    • Middle Welsh: dineu
• *ambi-ad-noweti
  • Old Irish: imm·ánai (“to bequeath”)
• *exs-noweti
  • Middle Irish: as·noí
• *to-ambi-noweti
  • Old Irish: do·imnai (“to entrust, command”)
• *to-ambi-now-om
  • Old Irish: timnae
    • Middle Irish: timna
      • Irish: tiomna
• *uɸor-dī-noweti
  • Middle Welsh: gordineu
• *writ-noweti
  • Middle Welsh: gwrthneu