Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/windeti

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”), more specifically via a nasal present *wi-né-d-ti ~ *wi-n-d-énti. The preterite in particular is from the unreduplicated stative *wóyd-e ~ *wid-ḗr.

Verb

*windeti

1. to find out
2. (in the preterite) to know

Inflection

Thematic present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*windū	*windemam	?	*wida
2nd singular	*windesi	*windetās	?	*widas?
3rd singular	*windeti	*windeto	?	*wide
1st plural	*windomosi	*windemo	?	*widmo
2nd plural	*windetesi	*windestē	?	*wisse
3rd plural	*windonti	*windento	?	*widars
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*weitsū	?	—
2nd singular	*weitsesi	?	*winde
3rd singular	*weitseti	?	*windetou
1st plural	*weitsomosi	?	*windomos
2nd plural	*weitsetesi	?	*windete
3rd plural	*weitsonti	?	*windontou
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*windūr	—	?	*widra
2nd singular	*windetar	—	?	*widras?
3rd singular	*windetor	?	?	*widre
1st plural	*windommor	—	?	?
2nd plural	*windedwe	—	?	?
3rd plural	*windontor	?	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	*weitsūr	—	—
2nd singular	*weitsetar	—	—
3rd singular	*weitsetor	—	—
1st plural	*weitsommor	—	—
2nd plural	*weitsedwe	—	—
3rd plural	*weitsontor	—	—

Declension of the past participle
masculine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wissos	*wissou	*wissoi
vocative	*wisse	*wissou	*wissoi
accusative	*wissom	*wissou	*wissoms
genitive	*wissī	*wissous	*wissom
dative	*wissūi	*wissobom	*wissobos
instrumental	*wissū	*wissobim	*wissobis
feminine	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wissā	*wissai	*wissās
vocative	*wissā	*wissai	*wissās
accusative	*wissam	*wissai	*wissams
genitive	*wissās	*wissous	*wissom
dative	*wissai	*wissābom	*wissābos
instrumental	*?	*wissābim	*wissābis
neuter	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*wissom	*wissou	*wissā
vocative	*wissom	*wissou	*wissā
accusative	*wissom	*wissou	*wissā
genitive	*wissī	*wissous	*wissom
dative	*wissūi	*wissobom	*wissobos
instrumental	*wissū	*wissobim	*wissobis

Related terms

• *weideti
• *wissus
• *woidīti

 

Descendants

• Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨbod (finite forms)
  • Old Breton: gudbut
    • Middle Breton: gouzuout
      • Breton: gouzout
  • Old Cornish: godbod
    • Middle Cornish: godhvos
      • Cornish: godhvos/goffos
  • Middle Welsh: gwybot
    • Welsh: gwybod
• Old Irish: ro·finnadar
  • Middle Irish: finnaid
    • Irish: fionn
  • Irish: feadair (from perfect conjunct ·fitir)