Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wēpnalausaz

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 *wēpną (“weapon”) +‎ *-lausaz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛːp.nɑ.lɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*wēpnalausaz[1]

  1. weaponless, unarmed

Inflection

Declension of *wēpnalausaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wēpnalausaz *wēpnalausō *wēpnalausą, *-at(ō) *wēpnalausai *wēpnalausôz *wēpnalausō
accusative *wēpnalausanǭ *wēpnalausǭ *wēpnalausą, *-at(ō) *wēpnalausanz *wēpnalausōz *wēpnalausō
genitive *wēpnalausas, *wēpnalausis *wēpnalausaizōz *wēpnalausas, *wēpnalausis *wēpnalausaizǫ̂ *wēpnalausaizǫ̂ *wēpnalausaizǫ̂
dative *wēpnalausammai *wēpnalausaizōi *wēpnalausammai *wēpnalausaimaz *wēpnalausaimaz *wēpnalausaimaz
instrumental *wēpnalausanō *wēpnalausaizō *wēpnalausanō *wēpnalausaimiz *wēpnalausaimiz *wēpnalausaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *wēpnalausô *wēpnalausǭ *wēpnalausô *wēpnalausaniz *wēpnalausōniz *wēpnalausōnō
accusative *wēpnalausanų *wēpnalausōnų *wēpnalausô *wēpnalausanunz *wēpnalausōnunz *wēpnalausōnō
genitive *wēpnalausiniz *wēpnalausōniz *wēpnalausiniz *wēpnalausanǫ̂ *wēpnalausōnǫ̂ *wēpnalausanǫ̂
dative *wēpnalausini *wēpnalausōni *wēpnalausini *wēpnalausammaz *wēpnalausōmaz *wēpnalausammaz
instrumental *wēpnalausinē *wēpnalausōnē *wēpnalausinē *wēpnalausammiz *wēpnalausōmiz *wēpnalausammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wāpnalaus
    • Old English: wǣpnlēas
    • Old Saxon: *wāpanlōs
      • Middle Low German: wāpenlōs
    • Old Dutch: *wāpanlōs
      • Middle Dutch: wâpenlôos
        • Dutch: wapenloos
    • Old High German: *wāfanlōs
      • Middle High German: *wāfenlōs
        • German: waffenlos
  • Old Norse: vápnlauss
    • Icelandic: vopnlaus
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: våpenlaus
    • Swedish: vapenlös
    • Danish: våbenløs
      • Norwegian Bokmål: våpenløs

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*wēpna-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461
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