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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/wissus

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European *weyd-.

    Noun

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    *wissus m

    1. act of discovering, finding out
    2. knowledge

    Inflection

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    Masculine/feminine u-stem
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wissus *wissū *wissowes
    vocative *wissu *wissū *wissūs
    accusative *wissum *wissū *wissuns
    genitive *wissous *wissous *wissowom
    dative *wissou *wissubom *wissubos
    locative *? *? *?
    instrumental *wissū *wissubim *wissubis

    Descendants

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    • Proto-Brythonic: *gwɨs
      • Welsh: gwŷs
    • Old Irish: fius, fiuss