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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handulausaz

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 *handuz (hand) + *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.du.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*handulausaz[1]

  1. handless

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: *handlēas
  • Old Frisian: handlās
    • West Frisian: hânleas
  • Old Saxon: *handlōs
    • Middle Low German: hantlōs
  • Old High German: *hantlōs
    • Middle High German: hantlōs
      • German: handlos
  • Old Norse: handlauss
    • Icelandic: handlaus

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xandu-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 159
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