Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flatją

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 *flataz +‎ *-ją.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸlɑt.jɑ̃/

Noun

*flatją n

1. a level surface; level ground
2. the floor of a house
3. house; dwelling

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *flatją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flatją	*flatjō
vocative	*flatją	*flatjō
accusative	*flatją	*flatjō
genitive	*flatjas, *flatis	*flatjǫ̂
dative	*flatjai	*flatjamaz
instrumental	*flatjō	*flatjamiz

Related terms

• *flataz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *flatti
  • Old English: flett, flet
    • Middle English: flet
      • Scots: flet
        • → English: flat
          • → Dutch: flat
      • English: flet
  • Old Frisian: flett, flet
    • Saterland Frisian: Flät
  • Old Saxon: fletti, flett, flet
    • Middle Low German: vlette, vlet
      • Low German: Flet
        • → German: Flett
  • Old Dutch: *fletti
    • Middle Dutch: vlette, vlet
      • Dutch: vlet
  • Old High German: flezzi
    • Middle High German: vletze, vlez
      • German: Fletz, Flötz
• Proto-Norse: *ᚠᛚᚨᛏᛃᚨ (*flatja)
  • Old Norse: flet
    • Icelandic: flet, fleti
    • Faroese: flet f
    • Norwegian: flet
    • Old Swedish: flæt, flat
    • Old Danish: flæt
      • Danish: fled
  • → Proto-Finnic: *lattija (see there for further descendants)