Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalwā

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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalwǭ, equivalent to *kalu +‎ *-ā.

Noun

*kalwā f

baldness
Synonym: *kalwī

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kalwā
Genitive	*kalwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kalwā	*kalwōn
Accusative	*kalwōn	*kalwōn
Genitive	*kalwōn	*kalwōnō
Dative	*kalwōn	*kalwōm
Instrumental	*kalwōn	*kalwōm

Descendants

Old English: calwa m
Old Frisian: kale
- >? West Frisian: keal (noun)
- ⇒ Old Frisian: sinkale
Old Saxon: *kalwa
- Middle Low German: kalwe, kalewe, kālewe
Old Dutch: *kalwa
- Middle Dutch: caluwe
  - Dutch: kaluwe, kale
Old High German: kalwa, kalawa, chalawa
- Middle High German: kalwe
  - German: Kahle