Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwīg

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

From *balwī +‎ *-g.

Adjective

*balwīg

  1. destructive
  2. evil, bad; of poor quality

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *balwīg
Genitive *balwīgas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balwīg *balwīgu *balwīg
Accusative *balwīganā *balwīgā *balwīg
Genitive *balwīgas *balwīgeʀā *balwīgas
Dative *balwīgumē *balwīgeʀē *balwīgumē
Instrumental *balwīgu *balwīgeʀu *balwīgu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *balwīgē *balwīgō *balwīgu
Accusative *balwīgā *balwīgā *balwīgu
Genitive *balwīgeʀō *balwīgeʀō *balwīgeʀō
Dative *balwīgēm, *balwīgum *balwīgēm, *balwīgum *balwīgēm, *balwīgum
Instrumental *balwīgēm, *balwīgum *balwīgēm, *balwīgum *balwīgēm, *balwīgum
  • *balu
  • *balwamundijō
  • *balwīn

Descendants

  • Old English: *bealwiġ
  • Old Dutch: *balwīg
  • Old High German: balwīg, balawīg
  • → Vulgar Latin: *balvīcus, *malvīcus (merged with Latin malus)
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