Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁óytos

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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

Etymology

From the o-grade of *h₁ey- (“to go”), after the practice of walking between slaughtered animals as part of taking an oath.

Noun

*h₁óytos m (non-ablauting)^[1]^[2]^[3]

oath

Declension

Thematic
	singular
nominative	*h₁óytos
genitive	*h₁óytosyo
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*h₁óytos	*h₁óytoh₁	*h₁óytoes
vocative	*h₁óyte	*h₁óytoh₁	*h₁óytoes
accusative	*h₁óytom	*h₁óytoh₁	*h₁óytoms
genitive	*h₁óytosyo	*?	*h₁óytoHom
ablative	*h₁óytead	*?	h₁óytomos, h₁óytobʰos
dative	*h₁óytoey	*?	h₁óytomos, h₁óytobʰos
locative	h₁óytey, h₁óytoy	*?	*h₁óytoysu
instrumental	*h₁óytoh₁	*?	*h₁óytōys

Descendants

Ancient Greek: οἶτος (oîtos)
Proto-Celtic: *oytos
- Old Irish: óeth
- ⇒ Old Welsh: an-utonau
Proto-Germanic: *aiþaz (see there for further descendants)

References

^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “h₁óitos”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 408
^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*oyto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aiþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15

[1] Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “h₁óitos”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 408

[2] Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*oyto-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305

[3] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*aiþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 15

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