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

    An o-grade nominal formation from *hleutaną (“to cast lots”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈxlɑu̯.tɑz/

    Noun

    *hlautaz m

    1. lot, share
    2. fate

    Inflection

    Declension 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

    Descendants

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

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hlauta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
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