Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hlaut

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 Proto-Germanic *hlautaz.

Noun

*hlaut m

1. lot, share
2. fate

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*hlaut
Genitive	*hlautas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*hlaut	*hlautō, *hlautōs
Accusative	*hlaut	*hlautā
Genitive	*hlautas	*hlautō
Dative	*hlautē	*hlautum
Instrumental	*hlautu	*hlautum

Descendants

• Old English: hlīet, hlȳte, hlȳt (< *hlutiz)
  • Middle English: lete
• Old Saxon: hlōt
  • Middle Low German: lôt
• Old Dutch: *lōt
  • Middle Dutch: lôot
• Old High German: hlōz, lōz (mostly neuter a-stem)
  • Middle High German: lōz
    • German: Los
      • → German Low German: Loos
    • Luxembourgish: Lous