Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balgi

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 *balgiz.

Noun

*balgi m

leather bag

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balgi
Genitive	*balgī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balgi	*balgī
Accusative	*balgi	*balgī
Genitive	*balgī	*balgijō
Dative	*balgī	*balgim
Instrumental	*balgī	*balgim

Related terms

*belgan
*balgijan

Descendants

Old English: bælg, belg, bæliġ, beliġ, bylg, byliġ
- Middle English: beli, belewe, belw, belgh
  - English: belly, bellows, ballow
  - Scots: belly, bally
Old Frisian: balg
- Saterland Frisian: Balch
- West Frisian: bealch, balge
Old Saxon: balg
- Middle Low German: balch
  - German Low German: Balg
  - Plautdietsch: Baulch
Old Dutch: *balg
- Middle Dutch: balch
  - Dutch: balg
Old High German: balg
- Middle High German: balc
  - German: Balg