Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwōn

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *balwōną. Equivalent to *balu (“evil, misfortune”) +‎ *-ōn or *balu (“evil, bad”) +‎ *-ōn. Cognate with Old Norse bǫlva.
Compare also the class 1 weak verb in Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌾𐌰𐌽 (balwjan).

Verb

*balwōn

  1. to make worse, spoil, damage
  2. to torture, torment

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *balwōn
1st sg. past *balwōdā
Infinitive *balwōn
Genitive infin. *balwōnijas
Dative infin. *balwōnijē
Instrum. infin. *balwōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *balwō *balwōdā
2nd singular *balwōs *balwōdēs, *balwōdōs
3rd singular *balwōþ *balwōdē, *balwōdā
1st plural *balwōm *balwōdum
2nd plural *balwōþ *balwōdud
3rd plural *balwōnþ *balwōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *balwō *balwōdī
2nd singular *balwōs *balwōdī
3rd singular *balwō *balwōdī
1st plural *balwōm *balwōdīm
2nd plural *balwōþ *balwōdīd
3rd plural *balwōn *balwōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *balwō
Plural *balwōþ
Present Past
Participle *balwōndī *balwōd

Descendants

  • >? Old Frisian: *balia
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: forbalia
    • ⇒ Old Frisian: urbalia
  • Old Saxon: *baluwōn
    • Middle Low German: *balwen
      • ⇒ Middle Low German: vörbalwen, vorbalwen, vorballewen
  • Old Dutch: *baluwon
    • Middle Dutch: baluwen, baellewen
  • Old High German: *balawōn
    • ⇒ Old High German: gibalawōn
  • →? Vulgar Latin: *balvō, *malvō (assimilated to Latin malus)
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