Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pent-

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/pent-

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

Root

*pent-[1]

1. to pass
2. path

Derived terms

Terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pent-

• *pént-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Proto-Germanic: *finþaną (“to find”) (see there for further descendants)
• *pónt-oh₁-s (“path, road”) (see there for further descendants)
• *pn̥t-tós
  • Proto-Germanic: *funsaz
• Unsorted formations:
  • Celtic:
    • Old Irish: áitt (“place”), étain (“I find”)
      • Irish: áit
      • Scottish Gaelic: àite
  • Proto-Germanic: *fanþijaną (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-West Germanic: *fanþijō (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Germanic: *fandōną (see there for further descendants)

References

1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN