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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/helpōlausaz

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 *helpō (help) + *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxel.pɔː.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*helpōlausaz[1]

  1. helpless

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *helpulaus
    • Old English: *helplēas
    • Old Frisian: helpelās
      • North Frisian: holpleaz
      • Saterland Frisian: hälploos
      • West Frisian: helpleas
    • Old Saxon: *helpalōs
      • Middle Low German: *helpelôs
    • Old High German: helfalōs
      • Middle High German: hëlfelōs, hëlflōs
  • Old Norse: hjalplauss, hjalparlauss (changed to genitival compound)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xelpa-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 168
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