Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lattō

This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic

Alternative forms

*laþþō
*laþō

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɑt.tɔː/

Noun

*lattō f

board; plank; ledge; slat; bar; shelf

Inflection

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

*lattô
*laþô, *laþþô

Descendants

The continental West Germanic forms (outside of High German) can go back to *lattō as well as *laþþō.

Old English: lætt; *læþþ, *læþ (< *laþþō)
- Middle English: latte, lat, lathe, latthe, laththe
  - English: lath
  - Scots: latt, lat, lath
Old Frisian: *latt; *latte
- Saterland Frisian: Latte
- West Frisian: latte
Old Saxon: latta
- Middle Low German: latte
  - German Low German: Latte, Latt
Frankish: *latta
- Old Dutch: *latta
  - Middle Dutch: latte
    - Dutch: lat
- Old French: late, latte
  - Middle French: latte
    - French: latte
  - Middle Latin: latta
    - Catalan: llata
    - Italian: latta
    - Portuguese: lata
    - Spanish: lata
Old High German: latta (< *laþþō); latza (doubtful)
- Middle High German: latte
  - Cimbrian: latta
  - German: Latte
  - Luxembourgish: Lat

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