Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/latāną

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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

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Etymology

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From *lataz (late) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*latāną

  1. to be slow, to tarry
  2. to become slow

Inflection

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Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *latēn
    • Old English: latian
    • Old Saxon: *latōn
    • Old High German: lazēn, lazzēn, lazōn
  • Old Norse: lata

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*latōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237