Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwa-

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 *balu (“bad, evil”), possibly a calque of Late Latin male-, from male (“badly, wrongly”).

Prefix

*balwa-

  1. mal-, mis-, wrongly, badly, evilly

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *balwa-
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwadādi
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwahauʀīg
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwahugdīg
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwamundu
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwastiurīg
Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwawerk

Descendants

  • Old English: bealu-
  • Old Saxon: balu-
  • Old Dutch: balo-
  • Old High German: balo-
    • ⇒ Old High German: balorāt
      • Middle High German: balrāt
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