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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/gʷémtis
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *gʷem- (“to step”) + *-tis.
Noun
*gʷémtis f[1]
- step, act of walking
Inflection
| Athematic, proterokinetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *gʷémtis | ||
| genitive | *gʷm̥téys | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *gʷémtis | *gʷémtih₁(e) | *gʷémteyes |
| vocative | *gʷémti | *gʷémtih₁(e) | *gʷémteyes |
| accusative | *gʷémtim | *gʷémtih₁(e) | *gʷémtims |
| genitive | *gʷm̥téys | *? | *gʷm̥téyoHom |
| ablative | *gʷm̥téys | *? | *gʷm̥tímos |
| dative | *gʷm̥téyey | *? | *gʷm̥tímos |
| locative | *gʷm̥téy, *gʷm̥tḗy | *? | *gʷm̥tísu |
| instrumental | *gʷm̥tíh₁ | *? | *gʷm̥tímis |
Descendants
- Proto-Balto-Slavic: *gimtís (< *gʷm̥tís)
- Latvian: dzìmts
- Lithuanian: gimtìs
- Proto-Germanic: *kumþiz (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *gʷə́tis (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *gátiš (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Italic: *gʷentis
- Latin: ventiō
References
- Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 93: “gʷm̥-”