Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwawerk
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Proto-West Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom *balwa- (“mal-, mis-”) + *werk (“work”), possible calque of Latin maleficium.
Noun
edit*balwawerk n
Inflection
edit| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *balwawerk | |
| Genitive | *balwawerkas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *balwawerk | *balwawerku |
| Accusative | *balwawerk | *balwawerku |
| Genitive | *balwawerkas | *balwawerkō |
| Dative | *balwawerkē | *balwawerkum |
| Instrumental | *balwawerku | *balwawerkum |
Descendants
edit- Old English: bealuweorc
- Old Saxon: baluwerk, balowerk