Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/latāną

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 *lataz (“late”) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.tɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*latāną

  1. to be slow, to tarry
  2. to become slow

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 3)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *latō ? — ? ?
2nd singular *lataisi ? *latai *latāsai ?
3rd singular *lataiþi ? *latāþau *latāþai ?
1st dual *latōs ? — — —
2nd dual *latāþiz ? *latāþiz — —
1st plural *latāmaz ? — *latānþai ?
2nd plural *lataiþ ? *lataiþ *latānþai ?
3rd plural *latānþi ? *latānþau *latānþai ?
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *latadǭ *latadēdį̄
2nd singular *latadēz *latadēdīz
3rd singular *latadē *latadēdī
1st dual *latadēdū *latadēdīw
2nd dual *latadēdudiz *latadēdīdiz
1st plural *latadēdum *latadēdīm
2nd plural *latadēdud *latadēdīd
3rd plural *latadēdun *latadēdīn
present past
participles *latāndz *latadaz

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *latēn
    • Old English: latian
    • Old Saxon: *latōn
    • Old High German: lazēn, lazzēn, lazōn
      • Middle High German: lazzen
  • Old Norse: lata

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*latōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237
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