Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dadō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Uncertain.

Noun

*dadō m

1. father, dad

   Synonym: *attō

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dadō
Genitive	*dadini, *dadan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dadō	*dadan
Accusative	*dadan	*dadan
Genitive	*dadini, *dadan	*dadanō
Dative	*dadini, *dadan	*dadum
Instrumental	*dadini, *dadan	*dadum

Descendants

• Old English: *dada
  • Middle English: *dade, *dadde
    • English: dad
    • Early Scots: dade
      • ⇒ Scots: dady, daddy, daidie
• Old High German: *tato
  • Middle High German: tate
    • German: Tate
    • Bavarian: tatte
    • Cimbrian: tatta