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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 *malhō (“leather bag”).
Noun
*malhu f
- leather bag
- Synonyms: *balgi, *keudu, *kuddō
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*malhu
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| Genitive
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*malhā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*malhu
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*malhō
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| Accusative
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*malhā
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*malhā
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| Genitive
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*malhā
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*malhō
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| Dative
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*malhē
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*malhōm, *malhum
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| Instrumental
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*malhu
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*malhōm, *malhum
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Descendants
- Old Saxon: malaha
- Old Dutch: *mala
- Old High German: malaha, malha
- Middle High German: malhe
- → Medieval Latin: mala [abt. 920, France] (see there for further descendants)