This Proto-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.

Etymology [ edit ]

From Proto-Indo-European *átta. Cognate with Latin atta (“father”). The word was probably originally only a vocative, but was extended with a full paradigm in most descendants, including Germanic where it was reformed as a masculine n-stem.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

*attô m [1]

Inflection [ edit ]

masculine an-stem Declension of *attô (masculine an-stem) singular plural nominative *attô *attaniz vocative *attô *attaniz accusative *attanų *attanunz genitive *attiniz *attanǫ̂ dative *attini *attammaz instrumental *attinē *attammiz

Descendants [ edit ]

Old English: *ætta *atta > ? Middle English: dadde , dadd English: dad

Old Frisian: *atta North Frisian: ate , aatj taatje tääte West Frisian: heit

Old Dutch: *atto , *etto Middle Dutch: ette Dutch: ette

, Old High German: atto Middle High German: atte Alemannic German: Ätti , Ätte Italian Walser: attu àttu attò ⇒ Alemannic German: Großätti , Großatt Bavarian: Ätt ⇒ ? Cimbrian: tatta ⇒ German: Großätti

Old Norse: atti

Gothic: 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 ( atta )

References [ edit ]