Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duttaz

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/duttaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdut.tɑz/

Noun

*duttaz m

1. wisp; tuft of grass or grain
2. bundle; group; clod clump

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *duttaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*duttaz	*duttōz, *duttōs
vocative	*dutt	*duttōz, *duttōs
accusative	*duttą	*duttanz
genitive	*duttas, *duttis	*duttǫ̂
dative	*duttai	*duttamaz
instrumental	*duttō	*duttamiz

Derived terms

• *duttijaną

Descendants

• Old English: dott
  • Middle English: *dott, *dot
    • English: dot
• West Frisian: dot
• Middle Low German: dutt ?
  • German Low German: Dotte, Dott
• Dutch: dot
• Old High German: tutto; tutta
  • Middle High German: tutte, tute
    • Swedish: tutte ?
• Old Norse: dottr
  • Faroese: doddur, dottur
  • Norwegian: dott, dodd
    • Scots: dodd, dode
  • Swedish: dott, dutt (both vernacular/dialectal ?)
  • Westrobothnian: dȯtt