Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/witalausaz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *witą (knowledge, sense, wit) +‎ *-lausaz (-less).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi.tɑˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective[edit]

*witalausaz[1]

  1. witless

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*witalausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 463