Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rattō

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

Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₃d- (“to gnaw”). See *rattaz for more.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑt.tɔː/

Noun

*rattō f

rat

Inflection

Declension of *rattō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rattō	*rattôz
vocative	*rattō	*rattôz
accusative	*rattǭ	*rattōz
genitive	*rattōz	*rattǫ̂
dative	*rattōi	*rattōmaz
instrumental	*rattō	*rattōmiz

Related terms

*rattaz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *rattu
- Old Frisian: *ratte
  - Saterland Frisian: Rotte
  - West Frisian: rôt
- Old Saxon: ratta
  - Middle Low German: ratte, rotte
    - German Low German: Rötte, Rött, Rott
    - Low German: ratte
    - Plautdietsch: Raut
    - → Icelandic: rotta
    - → Faroese: rotta
    - → Norn: rotta
    - → Norwegian: rotte
    - → Old Swedish: rotta
      - Swedish: råtta
      - → Finnish: rotta
    - → Danish: rotte
    - → Elfdalian: rotta
    - → Gutnish: råtte, råttå
    - → Estonian: rott
- Old Dutch: *ratta, *rotta
  - Middle Dutch: ratte, rotte
    - Dutch: rat, rot
      - Afrikaans: rot
    - Limburgish: rat
- Old High German: ratta; ratza
  - Middle High German: ratze
    - German: Ratze, Ratz (dialectal)
    - Yiddish: ראַץ (rats)