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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gudalausaz

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 *gudą (god) + *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣu.ðɑ.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*gudalausaz[1]

  1. without god, godless

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *godalaus
    • Old English: *godlēas
    • Old Frisian: *godlās
      • Saterland Frisian: godloos
      • West Frisian: goddeleas
    • Old Saxon: *godlōs
      • Middle Low German: gotlōs
    • Old Dutch: *godlōs
    • Old High German: *gotlōs
      • Middle High German: gotlōs
  • Old Norse: guðlauss
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (gudalaus)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*gud(a)-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 145
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