Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sinkalwā

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 *sin- (“ever-”) +‎ *kalwā (“baldness”).

Noun

*sinkalwā f

  1. permanent baldness

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *sinkalwā
Genitive *sinkalwōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *sinkalwā *sinkalwōn
Accusative *sinkalwōn *sinkalwōn
Genitive *sinkalwōn *sinkalwōnō
Dative *sinkalwōn *sinkalwōm, *sinkalwum
Instrumental *sinkalwōn *sinkalwōm, *sinkalwum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: sinkale
  • Old Saxon: *sinkalwa
    • Middle Low German: sinkāle, synkael, synkaell, sinkal
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