Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwadādi

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 *balwa- (mal-, mis-) +‎ *dādi (deed), possible calque of Latin maleficium.

Noun

*balwadādi f

  1. misdeed, evil deed

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *balwadādi
Genitive *balwadādī
Singular Plural
Nominative *balwadādi *balwadādī
Accusative *balwadādi *balwadādī
Genitive *balwadādī *balwadādijō
Dative *balwadādī *balwadādim, *balwadādijum
Instrumental *balwadādī *balwadādim, *balwadādijum

Descendants

  • Old English: bealodǣd, bealudǣd
  • Old Saxon: baludād
  • Old Dutch: *balodāt
    • Middle Dutch: *baldât, *baledât
      • Middle Dutch: baldâdich, *baledâdich
        • Dutch: baldadig
        • Middle Dutch: baeldadichede
  • Old High German: balotāt