Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/andawliti

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *andawlitją.

Noun

*andawliti n

form, appearance
countenance, face

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*andawliti
Genitive	*andawlittjas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*andawliti	*andawlittju
Accusative	*andawliti	*andawlittju
Genitive	*andawlittjas	*andawlittjō
Dative	*andawlittjē	*andawlittjum
Instrumental	*andawlittju	*andawlittjum

Descendants

Old English: andwlita (<*andawlitô)
- Middle English: anlet, onlete
Old Saxon: *andwlitti, *andlitti
- Middle Low German: antlitte (possibly borrowed from High German)
  - >? Low German: Antlaat
Old High German: antlizzi
- Middle High German: antlitze
  - German: Antlitz

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