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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *-lausaz.
Suffix
*-laus m
- without, -less
Derived terms
Proto-West Germanic terms suffixed with *-laus
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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*-laus
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| Genitive
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*-lausas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*-laus
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*-lausō, *-lausōs
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| Accusative
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*-laus
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*-lausā
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| Genitive
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*-lausas
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*-lausō
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| Dative
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*-lausē
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*-lausum
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| Instrumental
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*-lausu
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*-lausum
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Descendants
- Old English: -lēas
- Middle English: -les, -las, -lasse, -læs, -leas, -lease, -leæs, -lees, -lese, -lesse, -lez, -lies, -liese, -lis, -lise, -lyas, -lyese
- Old Frisian: -lās
- Old Saxon: -lōs
- Middle Low German: -lôs
- German Low German: -los, -loos
- Plautdietsch: -looss
- Old Dutch: -lōs
- Old High German: -lōs