Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hattuz
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This Proto-Germanic 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-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Of unclear origin.
Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European *kadʰ- (“to guard, cover, protect, care for”), and compared with Latin cassis (“helmet”).
However, Kroonen notes that the term looks like a derivative from the accusative plural, *hattuns, of an unattested n-stem noun *haþō, and reconstructs the Proto-Indo-European form as *kHt-nú- instead. He deduces a possible relation to Old High German hadara (“patch, goat skin”) and Old Norse haðna (“young goat”), and links these terms to Proto-Italic *katelos (“young animal”); see there for more.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*hattuz m
Inflection
[edit]| u-stemDeclension of *hattuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *hattuz | *hattiwiz | |
| vocative | *hattu | *hattiwiz | |
| accusative | *hattų | *hattunz | |
| genitive | *hattauz | *hattiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *hattiwi | *hattumaz | |
| instrumental | *hattū | *hattumiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *hattu
- Old Norse: hǫttr, hattr (the latter form perhaps borrowed into West Norse from East Norse)
- → Proto-Finnic: *hattu
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hǫttr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)