Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/déh₂itis

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

Alternative forms

• *dh₂ítis (late zero-grade form)
• *dih₂tís (with laryngeal metathesis and progressive accent)

Etymology

From *deh₂y- (“to share, divide”) +‎ *-tis (abstract or action suffix).

Noun

*déh₂itis f

1. division, section
2. interval, period of time

Inflection

Athematic, proterokinetic
	singular
nominative	*déh₂itis
genitive	*dh₂itéys
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	*déh₂itis	*déh₂itih₁(e)	*déh₂iteyes
vocative	*déh₂iti	*déh₂itih₁(e)	*déh₂iteyes
accusative	*déh₂itim	*déh₂itih₁(e)	*déh₂itims
genitive	*dh₂itéys	*?	*dh₂itéyoHom
ablative	*dh₂itéys	*?	*dh₂itímos, *dh₂itíbʰos
dative	*dh₂itéyey	*?	*dh₂itímos, *dh₂itíbʰos
locative	*dh₂itéy, *dh₂itḗy	*?	*dh₂itísu
instrumental	*dh₂itíh₁	*?	*dh₂itímis, *dh₂itíbʰis

Descendants

• Proto-Albanian: *dīti
  • Albanian: ditë
• Proto-Armenian:
  • Old Armenian: տի (ti, “age, year, day, time”)
• Proto-Germanic: *tīdiz (see there for further descendants)
• Proto-Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: δαῖσις (daîsis, “division (of property)”)
• >? Proto-Indo-Iranian: *diHtíš
  • >? Proto-Indo-Aryan: *diHtíṣ
    • >? Sanskrit: दीति (dītí, “brightness; time^?”)