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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]

  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
  • Old Saxon: balo
    • Middle Low German: *bal (in balwen (verb))
  • Old High German: balo
    • Middle High German: bale
  • Old Norse: bǫl

References

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