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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lattjan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *latjaną. Equivalent to *lat + *-jan.

Verb

*lattjan [1]

  1. to hinder

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive *lattjan
1st sg. past *lattā
Infinitive *lattjan
Genitive infin. *lattjannjas
Dative infin. *lattjannjē
Instrum. infin. *lattjannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *lattju *lattā
2nd singular *latisi *lattēs, *lattōs
3rd singular *latiþi *lattē, *lattā
1st plural *lattjum *lattum
2nd plural *latiþ *lattud
3rd plural *lattjanþ *lattun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *lattjē *lattī
2nd singular *lattjēs *lattī
3rd singular *lattjē *lattī
1st plural *lattjēm *lattīm
2nd plural *lattjēþ *lattīd
3rd plural *lattjēn *lattīn
Imperative Present
Singular *lati
Plural *latiþ
Present Past
Participle *lattjandī *latt

Descendants

  • Old English: lettan
  • Old Frisian: letta
  • Old Saxon: lettian
  • Old Dutch: *letten
  • Old High German: lezzen

References

  1. Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 72: “PWGmc *lāttē ‘hindered’”
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