Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lattō
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Proto-Germanic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom an n-stem *laþô ~ *lattaz, though the expected paradigm would be *laþô ~ *ulttaz, which presumably underwent leveling; compare the formation of *rattaz. Further origin uncertain. Perhaps the origin is shared with Proto-Celtic *slattā (“stalk, staff”), and both loaned from a pre-Indo-European substrate due to the limited geographical distribution and variation in the final consonant of the stem.[1] Compare Spanish lata, said to be a borrowing from Iberian, and Basque lata (“roof batten”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*lattō f
Inflection
edit| ō-stemDeclension of *lattō (ō-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *lattō | *lattôz | |
| vocative | *lattō | *lattôz | |
| accusative | *lattǭ | *lattōz | |
| genitive | *lattōz | *lattǫ̂ | |
| dative | *lattōi | *lattōmaz | |
| instrumental | *lattō | *lattōmiz | |
Related terms
editDescendants
editThe continental West Germanic forms (outside of High German) can go back to *lattō as well as *laþþō.
- Proto-West Germanic: *lattu
References
edit- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*slatta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lat”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute