Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/prattuz

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *brodnó- (“to wander about”). Probably related to Polish bredzić (“to rave, talk, jabber”), Russian бредить (breditʹ, “to rave, wander, be delirious”), Latvian bradāt (“to talk nonsense”), and probably to Middle English praten. More at prate, prattle.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈprɑt.tuz/

Noun

*prattuz m

boastful talk
deceit, trickery, stratagem, list, cunning

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *prattuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*prattuz	*prattiwiz
vocative	*prattu	*prattiwiz
accusative	*prattų	*prattunz
genitive	*prattauz	*prattiwǫ̂
dative	*prattiwi	*prattumaz
instrumental	*prattū	*prattumiz

Derived terms

*prattugaz

Descendants

Old English: prætt, præt
- Middle English: præt, pret
  - Scots: pratt, prat, prate, pret
  - English: prat
Old Frisian: *prat
- East Frisian: prat, pret
Old Saxon: *pratt
- Middle Low German: pratte
  - Low German: prot
Old Dutch: *pratt, *prett
- Middle Dutch: pratte, prat, parte, perte, pert
  - Dutch: prat, pret, part
Old High German: *brotz, *protz (> brotzig, protzig)
Old Norse: prettr
- Icelandic: prettur
- Norwegian: prette
- Scots: prettikin, prattick

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