Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/prattuz

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

Etymology

Perhaps from pre-Germanic *brod-nú-, from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (“to wander about”). Compare Proto-Slavic *brъditi and Latvian bradāt, both meaning “to talk nonsense”. More at prate, prattle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɑt.tuz/

Noun

*prattuz m

1. boastful talk
2. 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

• Proto-West Germanic: *prattu
  • Old English: prætt, præt
    • Middle English: præt, pret
      • Scots: pratt, prat, prate, pret
      • English: prat
  • Old Frisian: *prat
    • Saterland 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 Norse: prettr
  • Icelandic: prettur
  • Norwegian: prette
  • → Scots: prettikin, prattick