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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/mahtilausaz

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 *mahtiz (might) + *-lausaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑx.ti.ˌlɑu̯.sɑz/

Adjective

*mahtilausaz[1]

  1. powerless, mightless

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: meahtleās
  • Old Frisian: *machtlās
    • Saterland Frisian: machtloos
    • West Frisian: machteleas
  • Low German: machtlos
  • Old Dutch: *mahtlōs
  • Old High German: *mahtlōs
  • Old Norse: máttlauss

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maxti-lausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 254
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