Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andawliti

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

From Proto-Germanic *andawlitją. Equivalent to *anda- (“facing”) +‎ *wlītan (“to see, look”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*andawliti n

1. form, appearance, countenance, face

   Synonyms: *faru, *gasiuni, *hiwi, *siuni, *wliti

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*andawlj(a)tj(a)
Genitive	*andawlittjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*andawlj(a)tj(a)	*andawlittju
Accusative	*andawlj(a)tj(a)	*andawlittju
Genitive	*andawlittjas	*andawlittjō
Dative	*andawlittjē	*andawlittjum
Instrumental	*andawlittju	*andawlittjum

Alternative reconstructions

• *andawlitō

Descendants

• Old English: andwlita, andwlite (< *andawlitô)
  • Middle English: anlet, onlete
• Old Saxon: *andwlitti, *andlitti
  • Middle Low German: antlitte (possibly borrowed from High German)
    • >? Low German: Antlaat
• Old Dutch: *antliti, antlito
  • Middle Dutch: antlit
• Old High German: antlizzi
  • Middle High German: antlitze, antlütte, antlütze
    • German: Antlitz