Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laþô

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, but apparently akin to Proto-Germanic *lattō (“board, plank”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.θɔːː/

Noun

*laþô m

  1. (West Germanic) board; shelf; bar; shutter

Inflection

Declension of *laþô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *laþô *laþaniz
vocative *laþô *laþaniz
accusative *laþanų *laþanunz
genitive *laþiniz *laþanǫ̂
dative *laþini *laþammaz
instrumental *laþinē *laþammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: *laþa (possibly)
  • Old High German: *lado

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Laden”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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