Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tat(t)ur

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tat(t)uraz (“tuft, patch, piece, stuff”).

Noun

*tat(t)ur m

1. tuft
2. piece, patch
3. stuff, material

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tat(t)ur
Genitive	*tat(t)uras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tat(t)ur	*tat(t)urō, *tat(t)urōs
Accusative	*tat(t)ur	*tat(t)urā
Genitive	*tat(t)uras	*tat(t)urō
Dative	*tat(t)urē	*tat(t)urum
Instrumental	*tat(t)uru	*tat(t)urum

Related terms

• *tad(d)ā
• *tattā
• *tod(d)ā

Descendants

• Old High German: zattera
  • → Italian: zattera (Tuscan)
• →⇒ Old French: taterele (alternatively from Old Norse tǫturr)
  • Middle French: taterele