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.

Adjective

*laus

loose, free

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*laus	*lausu	*laus
Accusative	*lausanā	*lausā	*laus
Genitive	*lausas	*lauseʀā	*lausas
Dative	*lausumē	*lauseʀē	*lausumē
Instrumental	*lausu	*lauseʀu	*lausu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*lausē	*lausō	*lausu
Accusative	*lausā	*lausā	*lausu
Genitive	*lauseʀō	*lauseʀō	*lauseʀō
Dative	lausēm, lausum	lausēm, lausum	lausēm, lausum
Instrumental	lausēm, lausum	lausēm, lausum	lausēm, lausum

Derived terms

*-laus
*lausijan

Descendants

Old English: lēas
- Middle English: leas, lees, les
Old Frisian: *lās (in compounds)
- North Frisian: lus, luas
- Saterland Frisian: loos
- West Frisian: loas
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