Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tad(d)ā

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

From Proto-Germanic *tad(d)ǭ (patch, tuft).

Noun

*tad(d)ā f

  1. tuft
  2. patch

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *tad(d)ā
Genitive *tad(d)ōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *tad(d)ā *tad(d)ōn
Accusative *tad(d)ōn *tad(d)ōn
Genitive *tad(d)ōn *tad(d)ōnō
Dative *tad(d)ōn *tad(d)ōm, *tad(d)um
Instrumental *tad(d)ōn *tad(d)ōm, *tad(d)um

Descendants

  • >? Old English: *tædde
  • Old High German: *zatta, zata