Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/latāną

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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 *lataz (late) +‎ *-āną.

Pronunciation

Verb

*latāną

  1. to be slow, to tarry
  2. to become slow

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*latōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 237