Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kalwā

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 Proto-Germanic *kalwǭ.

Noun

*kalwā f

1. baldness

   Synonym: *kalwī

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kalwā
Genitive	*kalwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kalwā	*kalwōn
Accusative	*kalwōn	*kalwōn
Genitive	*kalwōn	*kalwōnō
Dative	*kalwōn	*kalwōm, *kalwum
Instrumental	*kalwōn	*kalwōm, *kalwum

Derived terms

• *sinkalwā

Descendants

• Old English: calwa m
• Old Frisian: kale
  • >? West Frisian: keal (noun)
• Old Saxon: *kalwa
  • Middle Low German: kalwe, kalewe, kālewe
• Old Dutch: *kalwa
  • Middle Dutch: caluwe
    • Dutch: kaluwe, kale
• Old High German: kalwa, kalawa, chalawa
  • Middle High German: kalwe
    • German: Kahle