Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flatją

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

From *flataz +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸlɑt.jɑ̃/

Noun

*flatją n

a level surface; level ground
the floor of a house
house; dwelling

Inflection

Declension of *flatją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flatją	*flatjō
vocative	*flatją	*flatjō
accusative	*flatją	*flatjō
genitive	flatjas, flatis	*flatjǫ̂
dative	*flatjai	*flatjamaz
instrumental	*flatjō	*flatjamiz

Related terms

*flataz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *flatti
- Old English: flett, flet
  - Middle English: flet
    - Scots: flet
      - → English: flat
        → Dutch: flat
    - English: flet
- Old Frisian: flett, flet
  - Saterland Frisian: Flät
- Old Saxon: fletti, flett, flet
  - Middle Low German: vlette, vlet
    - Low German: Flet
      - → German: Flett
- Old Dutch: *fletti
  - Middle Dutch: vlette, vlet
    - Dutch: vlet
- Old High German: flezzi
  - Middle High German: vletze, vlez
    - German: Fletz, Flötz
Proto-Norse: *ᚠᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨ (*flatja)
- Old Norse: flet
  - Icelandic: flet, fleti
  - Faroese: flet f
  - Norwegian: flet
  - Old Swedish: flæt, flat
  - Old Danish: flæt
    - Danish: fled
- → Proto-Finnic: *lattija (see there for further descendants)