Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balwą

This Proto-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-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)
	singular	plural
nominative	*balwą	*balwō
vocative	*balwą	*balwō
accusative	*balwą	*balwō
genitive	balwas, balwis	*balwǫ̂
dative	*balwai	*balwamaz
instrumental	*balwō	*balwamiz

Descendants

Old English: bealo
- Middle English: balu (stem: bal(e)w-), bale
  - English: bale
Old Saxon: balo
- Middle Low German: *bal (in balwen (verb))
Old High German: balo
- Middle High German: bale
Old Norse: bǫl
- Icelandic: böl

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill

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[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill