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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faderlaus
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *fader (“father”) + *-laus (“-less”).
Adjective
*faderlaus
- fatherless, without a father.
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *faderlaus | ||
| Genitive | *faderlausas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *faderlaus | *faderlausu | *faderlaus |
| Accusative | *faderlausanā | *faderlausā | *faderlaus |
| Genitive | *faderlausas | *faderlauseʀā | *faderlausas |
| Dative | *faderlausumē | *faderlauseʀē | *faderlausumē |
| Instrumental | *faderlausu | *faderlauseʀu | *faderlausu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *faderlausē | *faderlausō | *faderlausu |
| Accusative | *faderlausā | *faderlausā | *faderlausu |
| Genitive | *faderlauseʀō | *faderlauseʀō | *faderlauseʀō |
| Dative | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum |
| Instrumental | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum | *faderlausēm, *faderlausum |
Descendants
- Old English: fæderlēas, feadurlēas
- Middle English: faderles, fadirles
- English: fatherless
- Middle English: faderles, fadirles
- Old High German: faterlōs
- Middle High German: vaterlōs
- German: vaterlos
- Middle High German: vaterlōs