Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂isḱéti

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    From *h₂eys- (to wish) +‎ *-sḱéti (durative or iterative verbal suffix).

    Verb

    *h₂isḱéti (imperfective)[1][2]

    1. to be seeking, searching

    Inflection

    Imperfective, thematic, active only
    3rd singular *h₂isḱéti
    3rd plural *h₂isḱónti
    Active voice Present indicative Past indicative Imperative Subjunctive Optative
    1st singular *h₂isḱóh₂ *h₂isḱóm *h₂isḱṓh₂ *h₂isḱóyh₁m̥
    2nd singular *h₂isḱési *h₂isḱés *h₂isḱé *h₂isḱḗsi *h₂isḱóys
    3rd singular *h₂isḱéti *h₂isḱét *h₂isḱétu *h₂isḱḗti *h₂isḱóyt
    1st dual *h₂isḱówos *h₂isḱówe *h₂isḱṓwos *h₂isḱóywe
    2nd dual *h₂isḱétes *h₂isḱétom *h₂isḱétom *h₂isḱḗtes *h₂isḱóytom
    3rd dual *h₂isḱétes *h₂isḱétām *h₂isḱétām *h₂isḱḗtes *h₂isḱóytām
    1st plural *h₂isḱómos *h₂isḱóme *h₂isḱṓmos *h₂isḱóyme
    2nd plural *h₂isḱéte *h₂isḱéte *h₂isḱéte *h₂isḱḗte *h₂isḱóyte
    3rd plural *h₂isḱónti *h₂isḱónt *h₂isḱóntu *h₂isḱṓnti *h₂isḱóyh₁n̥t
    Participle *h₂isḱónts

    Descendants

    • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *īˀskāˀtei
      • Latgalian: īskuot
      • Latvian: ieskāt
      • Lithuanian: ieškóti
      • Proto-Slavic: *jьskati (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Celtic: *issketi (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *iskaną
      • Proto-West Germanic: *aisk (see there for further descendants)
        • Proto-West Germanic: *aiskōn (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *Hišćáti (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Italic: *isskō
      • Umbrian: eiscurent (3pl. fut. perf.)

    References

    1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
    2. ^ Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), “1. *h₂eys-”, in Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 260