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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

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