Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déḱos

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This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

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Etymology

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From *deḱ- (take, perceive) +‎ *-os.

Noun

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*déḱos n (oblique stem *déḱes-)[1][2][3][4]

  1. that which is proper

Inflection

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Athematic, acrostatic
singular
nominative *déḱos
genitive *déḱesos
singular dual plural
nominative *déḱos *déḱesih₁ *déḱōs
vocative *déḱos *déḱesih₁ *déḱōs
accusative *déḱos *déḱesih₁ *déḱōs
genitive *déḱesos *? *déḱesoHom
ablative *déḱesos *? *déḱesmos, *déḱesbʰos
dative *déḱesey *? *déḱesmos, *déḱesbʰos
locative *déḱes, *déḱesi *? *déḱesu
instrumental *déḱesh₁ *? *déḱesmis, *déḱesbʰis
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Descendants

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  • Proto-Celtic: *dekos (esteem, honor)[5]
    • Old Irish: dech (better)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dā́ćas, *daćasyáti
  • Proto-Italic: *dekos (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “decet”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 94
  3. ^ Karin Stüber (2006) “Die indogermanischen Ausdrücke für ‘rechts’ und ‘links’”. International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, 3, 61-72.
  4. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “dexter”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
  5. ^ Kim McCone (1994) chapter II, in K. McCone, D. McManus, C. Ó Háinle, N. Williams, L. Breatnach, editors, Stair na Gaeilge: in ómós do P[h]ádraig Ó Fiannachta (in Irish), Maynooth: Roinn na Sean-Ghaeilge, Coláiste Phádraig, →ISBN, section 20.3, page 125