Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/attō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *attô.

Noun

*attō m

father
Synonym: *fader
forefather

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*attō
Genitive	*attini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*attō	*attan
Accusative	*attan	*attan
Genitive	*attini	*attanō
Dative	*attini	*attum
Instrumental	*attini	*attum

Descendants

Old English: ætta, atta
- Middle English: dadde, dadd
  - English: dad
Old Frisian: atta, aththa, atha, eththa
- North Frisian: ate, aatj, taatje, tääte
- West Frisian: heit
Old Dutch: *atto, *etto
- Middle Dutch: ette
  - Dutch: ette
Old High German: atto
- Middle High German: atte
  - Alemannic German: Ätti, Ätte
    Italian Walser: attu, àttu, attò
    - ⇒ Alemannic German: Großätti, Großatt
  - Bavarian: Ätt
  - ⇒? Cimbrian: tatta
  - ⇒ German: Großätti