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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/weitis

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis.[1]

Noun

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*weitis f[1]

  1. withe
  2. that which twines or bends

Inflection

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Masculine/feminine i-stem
singular dual plural
nominative *weitis *weitī *weitīs
vocative *weiti *weitī *weitīs
accusative *weitim *weitī *weitims
genitive *weiteis *weityow *weityom
dative *weitei *weitibom *weitibos
locative *weitei *? *?
instrumental *weitī *weitibim *weitibis

Descendants

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  • Proto-Brythonic:
  • Middle Irish: féith

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wēti-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 418