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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-laus

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *-lausaz.

    Suffix

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    *-laus m

    1. without, -less

    Inflection

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    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *-laus, *-lausa
    Genitive *-lausas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *-laus, *-lausa *-lausōs
    Accusative *-laus, *-lausa *-lausā
    Genitive *-lausas *-lausō
    Dative *-lausē *-lausum
    Instrumental *-lausu *-lausum

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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