Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balu

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 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *balwaz.

Adjective

*balu

  2. bad, evil, wicked
Inflection
wa-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *balu
Genitive *balwas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balu *balu *balu
Accusative *balwanā *balwā *balu
Genitive *balwas *balweʀā *balwas
Dative *balumē *balweʀē *balumē
Instrumental *balu *balweʀu *balu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balwē *balwō *balu
Accusative *balwā *balwā *balu
Genitive *balweʀō *balweʀō *balweʀō
Dative *balwēm, *balum *balwēm, *balum *balwēm, *balum
Instrumental *balwēm, *balum *balwēm, *balum *balwēm, *balum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *balwą.

Noun

*balu n

  2. evil, evilness, wickedness
  3. harm, misfortune
Inflection
Neuter wa-stem
Singular
Nominative *balu
Genitive *balwas
Singular Plural
Nominative *balu *balu
Accusative *balu *balu
Genitive *balwas *balwō
Dative *balwē *balum
Instrumental *balu *balum
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46: “PWGmc *balu”
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