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

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

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