Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/gʷə́tis

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis.[1]

    Noun

    *gʷə́tis f

    1. step

    Inflection

    I-stem, masc./fem.
    singular dual plural
    nominative *gʷə́tis *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́teyes, -ēyes
    vocative *gʷə́ti *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́teyes, -ēyes
    accusative *gʷə́tin *gʷə́teye, -ēye *gʷə́tins, -ēyəs, -iyəs
    genitive *gʷə́teyos, -ēyos *? *gʷə́tiyōn
    dative *gʷə́teyei, -ēyei *? *gʷə́tipʰi
    locative *gʷə́tēy, -ēyi *? *gʷə́tihi
    instrumental *gʷə́tiye? *? *gʷə́tipʰi

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: βάσις (básis) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “βαίνω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 192: “DER 1. βάσις)”
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