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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kalwǭ.
Noun
*kalwā f
- baldness
- Synonym: *kalwī
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*kalwā
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| Genitive
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*kalwōn
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*kalwā
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*kalwōn
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| Accusative
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*kalwōn
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*kalwōn
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| Genitive
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*kalwōn
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*kalwōnō
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| Dative
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*kalwōn
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*kalwōm, *kalwum
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| Instrumental
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*kalwōn
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*kalwōm, *kalwum
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Old English: calwa m
- Old Frisian: kale
- >? West Frisian: keal (noun)
- Old Saxon: *kalwa
- Middle Low German: kalwe, kalewe, kālewe
- Old Dutch: *calwa
- Old High German: kalwa, kalawa, chalawa
- Middle High German: kalwe