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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/witalaus
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *witalausaz.
Adjective
*witalaus
- witless
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *witalaus | ||
| Genitive | *witalausas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *witalaus | *witalausu | *witalaus |
| Accusative | *witalausanā | *witalausā | *witalaus |
| Genitive | *witalausas | *witalauseʀā | *witalausas |
| Dative | *witalausumē | *witalauseʀē | *witalausumē |
| Instrumental | *witalausu | *witalauseʀu | *witalausu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *witalausē | *witalausō | *witalausu |
| Accusative | *witalausā | *witalausā | *witalausu |
| Genitive | *witalauseʀō | *witalauseʀō | *witalauseʀō |
| Dative | *witalausēm, *witalausum | *witalausēm, *witalausum | *witalausēm, *witalausum |
| Instrumental | *witalausēm, *witalausum | *witalausēm, *witalausum | *witalausēm, *witalausum |
Descendants
- Old English: witlēas
- Middle English: witles
- English: witless
- Middle English: witles
- Old Saxon: *witlōs
- Middle Low German: witlôs