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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balwą
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Derived from the adjective *balwaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.wɑ̃/
Noun
*balwą n[1]
- evil, misfortune
Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *balwą (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *balwą | *balwō | |
vocative | *balwą | *balwō | |
accusative | *balwą | *balwō | |
genitive | *balwas, *balwis | *balwǫ̂ | |
dative | *balwai | *balwamaz | |
instrumental | *balwō | *balwamiz |
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *balu
- Old English: bealo
- Middle English: balu (stem: bal(e)w-), bale
- English: bale
- Middle English: balu (stem: bal(e)w-), bale
- Old Saxon: balo
- Middle Low German: *bal (in balwen (verb))
- Old High German: balo
- Middle High German: bale
- Old English: bealo
- Old Norse: bǫl
- Icelandic: böl
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN