Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/sekʷeti

This Proto-Celtic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *sekʷ- (“to say”).[1] Cognate with Latin inquam, Ancient Greek ἐνέπω (enépō) and Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.

Verb

*sekʷeti [1]

to say

Inflection

Thematic present
Active voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sekʷū	*sekʷennem	?	?
2nd singular	*sekʷesi	*sekʷītū	?	?
3rd singular	*sekʷeti	*sekʷe(to)	?	?
1st plural	*sekʷomu	*sekʷemmets	?	?
2nd plural	*sekʷete	sekʷetes, sekʷeswīs	?	?
3rd plural	*sekʷonti	*sekʷentets	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	?	—
2nd singular	?	?	*sekʷī
3rd singular	?	?	*sekʷet
1st plural	?	?	*sekʷomu
2nd plural	?	?	*sekʷetīs
3rd plural	?	?	*sekʷont
Passive voice
	Present	Imperfect	Future	Preterite
1st singular	*sekʷūr	—	?	—
2nd singular	*sekʷetar	—	?	—
3rd singular	*sekʷetor	*sekʷetey	?	?
1st plural	*sekʷommor	—	?	—
2nd plural	*sekʷedwe	—	?	—
3rd plural	*sekʷontor	*sekʷentits	?	?
	Pres. subjunctive	Past subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	?	—	—
2nd singular	?	—	*sekʷetar
3rd singular	?	—	*sekʷor
1st plural	?	—	*sekʷommor
2nd plural	?	—	*sekʷedwe
3rd plural	?	—	*sekʷontor

Descendants

Brythonic: *hėbɨd
- Old Breton: hep
- Middle Welsh: hepp
  - Welsh: hebu
Middle Irish: sechid, sichid

References

Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*sekʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 328

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[Matasovic-1] Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*sekʷ-o-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 328