Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lattō

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 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

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Noun

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*lattō f

  1. (West Germanic) board; plank; ledge; slat; bar; shelf

Inflection

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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
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Descendants

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

References

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  1. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*slatta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lat”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute