Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/slāpalaus

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 *slāp (“sleep”) +‎ *-laus.

Adjective

*slāpalaus

  1. sleepless

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *slāpalaus
Genitive *slāpalausas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *slāpalaus *slāpalausu *slāpalaus
Accusative *slāpalausanā *slāpalausā *slāpalaus
Genitive *slāpalausas *slāpalauseʀā *slāpalausas
Dative *slāpalausumē *slāpalauseʀē *slāpalausumē
Instrumental *slāpalausu *slāpalauseʀu *slāpalausu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *slāpalausē *slāpalausō *slāpalausu
Accusative *slāpalausā *slāpalausā *slāpalausu
Genitive *slāpalauseʀō *slāpalauseʀō *slāpalauseʀō
Dative *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum
Instrumental *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum *slāpalausēm, *slāpalausum

Descendants

  • Old English: slǣplēas
    • Middle English: sleples, sleeplees, slepeles, sleplesse
      • English: sleepless
  • Old Frisian: *slēplās
    • West Frisian: sliepeleas
  • Old Saxon: *slāplōs
    • Middle Low German: slāplōs, slāpelōs
  • Old Dutch: *slāplōs
    • Middle Dutch: slâpelôos
      • Dutch: slapeloos
        • Afrikaans: slaaploos, slapeloos
  • Old High German: slāflōs
    • Middle High German: slāflōs
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