Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mattā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin matta (“mat”).

Noun

*mattā f

  1. mat, mattress

Declension

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *mattā
Genitive *mattōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *mattā *mattōn
Accusative *mattōn *mattōn
Genitive *mattōn *mattōnō
Dative *mattōn *mattōm, *mattum
Instrumental *mattōn *mattōm, *mattum

Descendants

  • Old English: meatte, matte, meatta, meatt, matt
    • Middle English: matte, mat
      • English: mat (see there for further descendants)
      • Scots: mat
  • Old Saxon: *matta
  • Old Dutch: *matta
    • Middle Dutch: matte
      • Dutch: mat (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: matta
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