Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brōþerlaus

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 *brōþer (“brother”) +‎ *laus (“-less”).

Adjective

*brōþerlaus

1. without a brother

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*brōþerlaus
Genitive	*brōþerlausas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*brōþerlaus	*brōþerlausu	*brōþerlaus
Accusative	*brōþerlausanā	*brōþerlausā	*brōþerlaus
Genitive	*brōþerlausas	*brōþerlauseʀā	*brōþerlausas
Dative	*brōþerlausumē	*brōþerlauseʀē	*brōþerlausumē
Instrumental	*brōþerlausu	*brōþerlauseʀu	*brōþerlausu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*brōþerlausē	*brōþerlausō	*brōþerlausu
Accusative	*brōþerlausā	*brōþerlausā	*brōþerlausu
Genitive	*brōþerlauseʀō	*brōþerlauseʀō	*brōþerlauseʀō
Dative	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum
Instrumental	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum	*brōþerlausēm, *brōþerlausum

Descendants

• Old English: brōþorlēas
  • Middle English: brotherles
    • English: brotherless
• Old Frisian:
  • West Frisian: broerleas
• Old Dutch:
  • Dutch: broederloos
• Old High German:
  • German: bruderlos