Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/skītos

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

Etymology

Uncertain.

• Traditionally traced to Proto-Indo-European *(s)keh₁t- (“to damage”), whence also Proto-Germanic *skaþjaną. Ancient Greek ἀσκηθής (askēthḗs) may also be related but the root-final aspirate in that word is difficult to explain.
• Schrijver, instead reconstructing *skʷītos (he gets around the lack of a p/b in Brittonic by supposing a borrowing from Primitive Irish), would rather instead relate this to Latin quiēs (“rest”).

Adjective

*skītos

1. weary, tired, fatigued

Inflection

O/ā-stem
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītos	*skītou	*skītoi
vocative	*skīte	*skītou	*skītoi
accusative	*skītom	*skītou	*skītons
genitive	*skītī	*skītous	*skītom
dative	*skītūi	*skītobom	*skītobos
instrumental	*skītū	*skītobim	*skītobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītā	*skītai	*skītās
vocative	*skītā	*skītai	*skītās
accusative	*skītam	*skītai	*skītans
genitive	*skītās	*skītous	*skītom
dative	*skītai	*skītābom	*skītābos
instrumental	*?	*skītābim	*skītābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītom	*skītou	*skītā
vocative	*skītom	*skītou	*skītā
accusative	*skītom	*skītou	*skītā
genitive	*skītī	*skītous	*skītom
dative	*skītūi	*skītobom	*skītobos
instrumental	*skītū	*skītobim	*skītobis

Declension of the comparative
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītyūs	*?	*skītyoses
vocative	*skītyūs	*?	*skītyoses
accusative	*skītyosam	*?	*skītyosans
genitive	*skītisos	*?	*skītisom
dative	*skītisei	*?	*skītisbos
instrumental	*skītisī	*?	*skītisbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītyūs	*?	*skītyoses
vocative	*skītyūs	*?	*skītyoses
accusative	*skītyosam	*?	*skītyosans
genitive	*skītisos	*?	*skītisom
dative	*skītisei	*?	*skītisbos
instrumental	*skītisī	*?	*skītisbis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*skītis	*?	*?
vocative	*skītis	*?	*?
accusative	*skītis	*?	*?
genitive	*skītisos	*?	*skītisom
dative	*skītisei	*?	*skītisbos
instrumental	*skītisī	*?	*skītisbis

Derived terms

• *an-skītos (“quick”)
  • Primitive Irish:
    • → Proto-Brythonic:
      • Middle Breton: isquyt, ysquit
        • Breton: eskuit
      • Cornish: uskis
      • Middle Welsh: esgud
        • Welsh: esgud
    • Old Irish: éscaid
      • Middle Irish: éscaid
        • Irish: éasca
        • Scottish Gaelic: èasgaidh

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Breton: scuyz
    • Breton: skuizh
  • Middle Cornish: squyth
• Old Irish: scíth
  • Middle Irish: scíth
    • Irish: scíth (“rest”)
    • Manx: skee
    • Scottish Gaelic: sgìth