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Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/kreddīti

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 *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one’s heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”)).

Cognates include Sanskrit श्रद्दधाति (śrad-√dhā, “to trust, believe”) and Latin crēdō (“to believe”).

Verb

*kreddīti

  1. to believe

Inflection

Athematic h₂-root nasal-infix present, suffixless preterite
Active voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kreddīmi *kreddamam  ?  ?
2nd singular *kreddīsi *kreddatās  ?  ?
3rd singular *kreddīti *kreddato  ?  ?
1st plural *kreddamosi *kreddamo  ?  ?
2nd plural *kreddatesi *kreddastē  ?  ?
3rd plural *kreddanti *kreddanto  ?  ?
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ?  ? —
2nd singular  ?  ? *kreddī
3rd singular  ?  ? *kreddītou
1st plural  ?  ? *kreddamos
2nd plural  ?  ? *kreddate
3rd plural  ?  ? *kreddantou
Passive voice
Present Imperfect Future Preterite
1st singular *kreddīr —  ? —
2nd singular *kreddītar —  ? —
3rd singular *kreddītor  ?  ? —
1st plural *kreddammor —  ? —
2nd plural *kreddadwe —  ? —
3rd plural *kreddantor  ?  ? —
Pres. subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperative
1st singular  ? — —
2nd singular  ? — —
3rd singular  ? — —
1st plural  ? — —
2nd plural  ? — —
3rd plural  ? — —

Descendants

  • Proto-Brythonic: *krėdid
    • Middle Breton: crediff, critim
    • Cornish: cresy, krysi
    • Middle Welsh: credu
  • Old Irish: creitid, cretid
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