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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brōþerlaus
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *brōþer (“brother”) + *laus (“-less”).
Adjective
*brōþerlaus
- without a brother
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *brōþerlaus | ||
| Genitive | *brōþerlausas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brōþerlaus | *brōþerlausu | *brōþerlaus |
| Accusative | *brōþerlausanā | *brōþerlausā | *brōþerlaus |
| Genitive | *brōþerlausas | *brōþerlauseʀā | *brōþerlausas |
| Dative | *brōþerlausumē | *brōþerlauseʀē | *brōþerlausumē |
| Instrumental | *brōþerlausu | *brōþerlauseʀu | *brōþerlausu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *brōþerlausē | *brōþerlausō | *brōþerlausu |
| Accusative | *brōþerlausā | *brōþerlausā | *brōþerlausu |
| Genitive | *brōþerlauseʀō | *brōþerlauseʀō | *brōþerlauseʀō |
| Dative | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum |
| Instrumental | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum | *brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum |
Descendants
- Old English: brōþorlēas
- Middle English: brotherles
- English: brotherless
- Middle English: brotherles
- Old Frisian: [Term?]
- West Frisian: broerleas
- Old Dutch: [Term?]
- Dutch: broederloos
- Old High German: [Term?]
- German: bruderlos