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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlautaz.
Noun
*hlaut m
- lot, share
- fate
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*hlaut(a)
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| Genitive
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*hlautas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*hlaut(a)
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*hlautōs
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| Accusative
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*hlaut(a)
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*hlautā
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| Genitive
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*hlautas
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*hlautō
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| Dative
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*hlautē
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*hlautum
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| Instrumental
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*hlautu
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*hlautum
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Descendants
- Old English: hlīet, hlȳte, hlȳt (< *hlutiz)
- Old Saxon: hlōt
- 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