Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaut

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlautaz.

Noun

*hlaut m

lot, share
fate

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlaut
Genitive	*hlautas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlaut	hlautō, hlautōs
Accusative	*hlaut	*hlautā
Genitive	*hlautas	*hlautō
Dative	*hlautē	*hlautum
Instrumental	*hlautu	*hlautum

Descendants

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

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