Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/-laus

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *-lausaz.

Suffix

*-laus m

without, -less

Inflection

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

Descendants

Old English: -lēas
- Middle English: -les, -lese, -lesse, -las, -lasse, -lis, -lise, -lease, -læs, -leas, -leæs, -lies, -liese, -lez, -lyas, -lyese
  - English: -less
  - Scots: -less
Old Frisian: -lās
- Saterland Frisian: -loos
- West Frisian: -leas
Old Saxon: -lōs
- Middle Low German: -lōs
  - Plautdietsch: -looss
Old Dutch: -lōs
- Middle Dutch: -loos
  - Dutch: -loos
    - Afrikaans: -loos
Old High German: -lōs
- Middle High German: -lōs
  - German: -los