Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wedeti

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 *wédʰeti (“to lead”).^[1]^[2]

Verb

*wedeti^[3]^[2]

to lead, bring together
to flow

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*wedū	*wedemam	?	*wāda
2nd singular	*wedesi	*wedetās	?	*wādas?
3rd singular	*wedeti	*wedeto	?	*wāde
1st plural	*wedomosi	*wedemo	?	*wādmo
2nd plural	*wedetesi	*wedestē	?	*wāsse
3rd plural	*wedonti	*wedento	?	*wādars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*wetsū	?	—
2nd singular	*wetsesi	?	*wede
3rd singular	*wetseti	?	*wedetou
1st plural	*wetsomosi	?	*wedomos
2nd plural	*wetsetesi	?	*wedete
3rd plural	*wetsonti	?	*wedontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*wedūr	—	?	*wādra
2nd singular	*wedetar	—	?	*wādras?
3rd singular	*wedetor	?	?	*wādre
1st plural	*wedommor	—	?	?
2nd plural	*wededwe	—	?	?
3rd plural	*wedontor	?	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*wetsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*wetsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*wetsetor	—	—
1st plural	*wetsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*wetsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*wetsontor	—	—

Declension of the present participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedonts	*wedonte	*wedontes
vocative	*wedonts	*wedonte	*wedontes
accusative	*wedontam	*wedonte	*wedontans
genitive	*wedantos	*?	*wedantom
dative	*wedantei	*wedantbom	*wedantbos
instrumental	*wedantī?	*wedantbim	*wedantbis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedantī	*wedantī	*wedantiyās
vocative	*wedantī	*wedantī	*wedantiyās
accusative	*wedantīm	*wedantī	*wedantiyans
genitive	*wedantyās	*?	*wedantyom
dative	*wedantyāi	*wedantyābom	*wedantyābos
instrumental	*?	*wedantyābim	*wedantyābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedont	*?	*wedonta
vocative	*wedont	*?	*wedonta
accusative	*wedont	*?	*wedonta
genitive	*wedantos	*?	*wedantom
dative	*wedantei	*?	*wedantbos
instrumental	*wedantī?	*?	*wedantbis

Declension of the middle participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedomnos	*wedomnou	*wedomnoi
vocative	*wedomne	*wedomnou	*wedomnoi
accusative	*wedomnom	*wedomnou	*wedomnons
genitive	*wedomnī	*wedomnous	*wedomnom
dative	*wedomnūi	*wedomnobom	*wedomnobos
instrumental	*wedomnū	*wedomnobim	*wedomnobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedomnā	*wedomnai	*wedomnās
vocative	*wedomnā	*wedomnai	*wedomnās
accusative	*wedomnam	*wedomnai	*wedomnans
genitive	*wedomnās	*wedomnous	*wedomnom
dative	*wedomnai	*wedomnābom	*wedomnābos
instrumental	*?	*wedomnābim	*wedomnābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wedomnom	*wedomnou	*wedomnā
vocative	*wedomnom	*wedomnou	*wedomnā
accusative	*wedomnom	*wedomnou	*wedomnā
genitive	*wedomnī	*wedomnous	*wedomnom
dative	*wedomnūi	*wedomnobom	*wedomnobos
instrumental	*wedomnū	*wedomnobim	*wedomnobis

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wessos	*wessou	*wessoi
vocative	*wesse	*wessou	*wessoi
accusative	*wessom	*wessou	*wessons
genitive	*wessī	*wessous	*wessom
dative	*wessūi	*wessobom	*wessobos
instrumental	*wessū	*wessobim	*wessobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wessā	*wessai	*wessās
vocative	*wessā	*wessai	*wessās
accusative	*wessam	*wessai	*wessans
genitive	*wessās	*wessous	*wessom
dative	*wessai	*wessābom	*wessābos
instrumental	*?	*wessābim	*wessābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wessom	*wessou	*wessā
vocative	*wessom	*wessou	*wessā
accusative	*wessom	*wessou	*wessā
genitive	*wessī	*wessous	*wessom
dative	*wessūi	*wessobom	*wessobos
instrumental	*wessū	*wessobim	*wessobis

Derived terms

*ɸarewedeti
- Proto-Brythonic::
  - ⇒ Middle Welsh: arwein (“to carry, lead”)
    - Welsh: arweddu, arwain
- Old Irish: *ar·feid (“?to bring, ?to lead”)
*dīwedeti
*komwedeti
- Proto-Brythonic::
  - Middle Welsh: kywein (“to bring together, gather (harvest)”)
    - Welsh: cywain (“to haul, garner”)
- Old Irish: *con·feid (“to bring along, steer”)
*ɸarekomwedeti
- Proto-Brythonic::
  - Middle Welsh: argyweðu (“to injure, damage”)
- Old Irish: *ar·coat (“to prevent, hinder”)
*dīwedom

Descendants

Proto-Brythonic: *gweðɨd
- Middle Welsh: gweðu (“to befit, suit, be yoked”)
  - Welsh: gweddu
- ⇒ Middle Breton: dimiziff (“to marry”)
  - Breton: dimeziñ
- ⇒ Cornish: demmedhi (“to marry”)
Old Irish: feidid

References

^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 659
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wed-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406
^ Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*u̯ed-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 656-660

[1] Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 659

[EDPC-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*wed-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 406

[3] Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) “*u̯ed-e/o-”, in Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 656-660

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