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