Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/tekʷeti

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

From Proto-Indo-European *tekʷ- (“to run, to flow”).

Verb

*tekʷeti

1. to run, flee

Declension

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*tekʷū	*tekʷemam	?	*tākʷa
2nd singular	*tekʷesi	*tekʷetās	?	*tākʷas?
3rd singular	*tekʷeti	*tekʷeto	?	*tākʷe
1st plural	*tekʷomosi	*tekʷemo	?	*tākʷmo
2nd plural	*tekʷetesi	*tekʷestē	?	*tākʷe
3rd plural	*tekʷonti	*tekʷento	?	*tākʷars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*texsū	?	—
2nd singular	*texsesi	?	*tekʷe
3rd singular	*texseti	?	*tekʷetou
1st plural	*texsomosi	?	*tekʷomos
2nd plural	*texsetesi	?	*tekʷete
3rd plural	*texsonti	?	*tekʷontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*tekʷūr	—	?	*tākʷra
2nd singular	*tekʷetar	—	?	*tākʷras?
3rd singular	*tekʷetor	?	?	*tākʷre
1st plural	*tekʷommor	—	?	?
2nd plural	*tekʷedwe	—	?	?
3rd plural	*tekʷontor	?	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*texsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*texsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*texsetor	—	—
1st plural	*texsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*texsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*texsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tekʷonts	*tekʷonte	*tekʷontes
vocative	*tekʷonts	*tekʷonte	*tekʷontes
accusative	*tekʷontam	*tekʷonte	*tekʷontans
genitive	*tekʷantos	*?	*tekʷantom
dative	*tekʷantei	*tekʷantbom	*tekʷantbos
instrumental	*tekʷantī?	*tekʷantbim	*tekʷantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tekʷantī	*tekʷantī	*tekʷantiyās
vocative	*tekʷantī	*tekʷantī	*tekʷantiyās
accusative	*tekʷantīm	*tekʷantī	*tekʷantiyans
genitive	*tekʷantyās	*?	*tekʷantyom
dative	*tekʷantyāi	*tekʷantyābom	*tekʷantyābos
instrumental	*?	*tekʷantyābim	*tekʷantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*tekʷont	*?	*tekʷonta
vocative	*tekʷont	*?	*tekʷonta
accusative	*tekʷont	*?	*tekʷonta
genitive	*tekʷantos	*?	*tekʷantom
dative	*tekʷantei	*?	*tekʷantbos
instrumental	*tekʷantī?	*?	*tekʷantbis

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *tebɨd
  • Middle Welsh: debit (initially mutated)
• Old Irish: teichid, techid
  • Irish: teith
  • Manx: çhea
  • Scottish Gaelic: teich
  • → Proto-Brythonic: *texɨd
    • Middle Breton: techet
      • Breton: tec'hed
    • Cornish: têgh
    • Middle Welsh: techu