Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to know”),[1] more specifically via a nasal present *wi-né-d-ti ~ *wi-n-d-énti. The preterite in particular is from the unreduplicated stative *wóyd-e ~ *wid-ḗr.
*windeti
Thematic present, suffixless preterite | ||||
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Active voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *windū | *windemam | ? | *wida |
2nd singular | *windesi | *windetās | ? | *widas? |
3rd singular | *windeti | *windeto | ? | *wide |
1st plural | *windomosi | *windemo | ? | *widmo |
2nd plural | *windetesi | *windestē | ? | *wisse |
3rd plural | *windonti | *windento | ? | *widars |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *weitsū | ? | — | |
2nd singular | *weitsesi | ? | *winde | |
3rd singular | *weitseti | ? | *windetou | |
1st plural | *weitsomosi | ? | *windomos | |
2nd plural | *weitsetesi | ? | *windete | |
3rd plural | *weitsonti | ? | *windontou | |
Passive voice | ||||
Present | Imperfect | Future | Preterite | |
1st singular | *windūr | — | ? | *widra |
2nd singular | *windetar | — | ? | *widras? |
3rd singular | *windetor | ? | ? | *widre |
1st plural | *windommor | — | ? | ? |
2nd plural | *windedwe | — | ? | ? |
3rd plural | *windontor | ? | ? | ? |
Pres. subjunctive | Past subjunctive | Imperative | ||
1st singular | *weitsūr | — | — | |
2nd singular | *weitsetar | — | — | |
3rd singular | *weitsetor | — | — | |
1st plural | *weitsommor | — | — | |
2nd plural | *weitsedwe | — | — | |
3rd plural | *weitsontor | — | — |
Declension of the past participle | |||
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masculine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *wissos | *wissou | *wissoi |
vocative | *wisse | *wissou | *wissoi |
accusative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissoms |
genitive | *wissī | *wissous | *wissom |
dative | *wissūi | *wissobom | *wissobos |
instrumental | *wissū | *wissobim | *wissobis |
feminine | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *wissā | *wissai | *wissās |
vocative | *wissā | *wissai | *wissās |
accusative | *wissam | *wissai | *wissams |
genitive | *wissās | *wissous | *wissom |
dative | *wissai | *wissābom | *wissābos |
instrumental | *? | *wissābim | *wissābis |
neuter | singular | dual | plural |
nominative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
vocative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
accusative | *wissom | *wissou | *wissā |
genitive | *wissī | *wissous | *wissom |
dative | *wissūi | *wissobom | *wissobos |
instrumental | *wissū | *wissobim | *wissobis |