Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fatą

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.tɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *pod- (“vessel, container”). Cognate with Lithuanian púodas (“pot, saucepan”),^[1] as well as perhaps Lithuanian pė́das (“sheaf”), Latvian pêda (“bunch”).^[2]

Noun

*fatą n^[1]

vessel, container

Inflection

Declension of *fatą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fatą	*fatō
vocative	*fatą	*fatō
accusative	*fatą	*fatō
genitive	fatas, fatis	*fatǫ̂
dative	*fatai	*fatamaz
instrumental	*fatō	*fatamiz

Synonyms

*kumbaz

Related terms

*fatōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *fat
- Old English: fæt
  - Middle English: fat, fet, vat, vet
    - Scots: fat, vat, vautt
    - English: fat, vat
- Old Frisian: fet
  - Saterland Frisian: Fät
  - West Frisian: fet
- Old Saxon: fat
  - Middle Low German: vat
    - German Low German: Fatt
    - Low German: Vat
- Old Dutch: fat, vat
  - Middle Dutch: vat
    - Dutch: vat, vaat
- Old High German: faz
  - Middle High German: vaz, vas
    - Cimbrian: vass, bass (Mezzaselva)
    - German: Fass
    - Luxembourgish: Faass
Old Norse: fat
- Icelandic: fat
- Faroese: fat
- Norwegian Bokmål: fat
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fat
- Old Swedish: fat
  - Swedish: fat
- Danish: fad

Etymology 2

Of unknown origin. Traditionally considered equivalent to the "vessel" sense of Etymology 1;^[3] however, it is more likely an etymologically distinct loanword from some language of the Caucasus, as represented by Proto-Northeast Caucasian *HpădV (“clothes”), whence Avar hebét (“linen”), Laka pat:a (“old clothes”), Rutul badu (“trousers”).^[4]

Noun

*fatą n^[4]

clothes, dress

Inflection

Declension of *fatą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fatą	*fatō
vocative	*fatą	*fatō
accusative	*fatą	*fatō
genitive	fatas, fatis	*fatǫ̂
dative	*fatai	*fatamaz
instrumental	*fatō	*fatamiz

Descendants

Old Norse: fat
- Icelandic: föt, fatnaður

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fata-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131
^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*fatan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95
^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “fat”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 113.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*fatan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

[EDPG-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*fata-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 131

[2] Vladimir Orel (2003), “*fatan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

[3] Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “fat”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 113.

[HGE2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*fatan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 95

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