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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/widtós

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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 *weyd- (to see) +‎ *-tós (deverbal adjectival suffix).

The -s- seen in many daughter languages results from the -dt- cluster.

Adjective

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*widtós (non-ablauting)[1]

  1. seen
  2. known

Inflection

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Thematic
masculine feminine
nominative *widtós *widtéh₂
genitive *widtósyo *widtéh₂s
masculine singular dual plural
nominative *widtós *widtóh₁ *widtóes
vocative *widté *widtóh₁ *widtóes
accusative *widtóm *widtóh₁ *widtóms
genitive *widtósyo *? *widtóHom
ablative *widtéad *? *widtómos, *widtóbʰos
dative *widtóey *? *widtómos, *widtóbʰos
locative *widtéy, *widtóy *? *widtóysu
instrumental *widtóh₁ *? *widtṓys
feminine singular dual plural
nominative *widtéh₂ *widtéh₂h₁(e) *widtéh₂es
vocative *widtéh₂ *widtéh₂h₁(e) *widtéh₂es
accusative *widtā́m *widtéh₂h₁(e) *widtéh₂m̥s
genitive *widtéh₂s *? *widtéh₂oHom
ablative *widtéh₂s *? *widtéh₂mos, *widtéh₂bʰos
dative *widtéh₂ey *? *widtéh₂mos, *widtéh₂bʰos
locative *widtéh₂, *widtéh₂i *? *widtéh₂su
instrumental *widtéh₂h₁ *? *widtéh₂mis, *widtéh₂bʰis
neuter singular dual plural
nominative *widtóm *widtóy(h₁) *widtéh₂
vocative *widtóm *widtóy(h₁) *widtéh₂
accusative *widtóm *widtóy(h₁) *widtéh₂
genitive *widtósyo *? *widtóHom
ablative *widtéad *? *widtómos, *widtóbʰos
dative *widtóey *? *widtómos, *widtóbʰos
locative *widtéy, *widtóy *? *widtóysu
instrumental *widtóh₁ *? *widtṓys

Descendants

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  • Proto-Balto-Slavic:
  • Proto-Celtic: *wissos (known) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *wissaz (known) (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Hellenic: *wistós
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *witˢtás (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Italic: *wissos
    • Latin: vīsus (seen, known) (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN