Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duttaz

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

Unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdut.tɑz/

Noun

*duttaz m

wisp; tuft of grass or grain
bundle; group; clod clump

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *duttaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*duttaz	duttōz, duttōs
vocative	*dutt	duttōz, duttōs
accusative	*duttą	*duttanz
genitive	duttas, duttis	*duttǫ̂
dative	*duttai	*duttamaz
instrumental	*duttō	*duttamiz

Derived terms

*duttijaną

Descendants

Old English: dott
- Middle English: *dott, *dot
  - English: dot
West Frisian: dot
Middle Low German: dutt ?
- German Low German: Dotte, Dott, Dutt
Dutch: dot
Old High German: tutto; tutta
- Middle High German: tutte, tute
  - → Swedish: tutte ?
Old Norse: dottr
- Faroese: doddur, dottur
- Norwegian: dott, dodd
  - → Scots: dodd, dode
- Swedish: dott, dutt (both vernacular/dialectal ?)

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