Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlautaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *klewH-d-, found with verbal function in *hleutaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑu̯.tɑz/

Noun

*hlautaz m

1. lot, share
2. fate

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *hlautaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlautaz	*hlautōz, *hlautōs
vocative	*hlaut	*hlautōz, *hlautōs
accusative	*hlautą	*hlautanz
genitive	*hlautas, *hlautis	*hlautǫ̂
dative	*hlautai	*hlautamaz
instrumental	*hlautō	*hlautamiz

Synonyms

• *hlutą

Related terms

• *hleutaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hlaut
  • Old English: hlīet, hlȳte, hlȳt (< *hlutiz)
    • Middle English: lete
  • Old Saxon: hlōt
    • Middle Low German: lôt
  • Old Dutch: *lōt
    • Middle Dutch: lôot
  • Old High German: hlōz, lōz (mostly neuter a-stem)
    • Middle High German: lōz
      • German: Los
        • → German Low German: Loos
      • Luxembourgish: Lous
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍄𐍃 (hlauts)

References

• Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN