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 *reh₁d- (“to gnaw”). See *rattaz for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑt.tɔː/

Noun

*rattō f

1. rat

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension 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)