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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/ganyetor

This Proto-Celtic 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-Celtic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₁yétor, deponent present of *ǵenh₁-.

Verb

*ganyetor[1]

  1. to be born

Inflection

The e-grade of the root in the future (instead of the expected zero-grade *-gn-) arose to distinguish the future of this verb and that of *gnināti (“to know”). This behaviour spread to other verbs derived from a root in the form *CeN(H)-.[1]

Thematic present, suffixless preterite, deponent
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *ganyūr — *gigenāsūr —
2nd singular *ganyetar — *gigenāsetar —
3rd singular *ganyetor  ? *gigenāsetor —
1st plural *ganyommor — *gigenāsommor —
2nd plural *ganyedwe — *gigenāsedwe —
3rd plural *ganyontor  ? *gigenāsontor —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular *ganasūr — —
2nd singular *ganasetar — —
3rd singular *ganasetor — —
1st plural *ganasommor — —
2nd plural *ganasedwe — —
3rd plural *ganasontor — —

Descendants

  • Brythonic: *gėnjed
    • Breton: genel
    • Cornish: genys
    • Middle Welsh: geny
  • Old Irish: gainithir
    • Irish: gin
    • Scottish Gaelic: gin
    • ⇒ Middle Irish: modgénair, mogénar (from mad génair (“fortunately was born”))

References

  1. Schumacher, Stefan, Schulze-Thulin, Britta (2004) Die keltischen Primärverben: ein vergleichendes, etymologisches und morphologisches Lexikon [The Celtic Primary Verbs: A comparative, etymological and morphological lexicon] (Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft; 110) (in German), Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachen und Literaturen der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 327-329
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