Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/malwā

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 edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin malva.

Noun edit

*malwā f

mallow

Inflection edit

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*malwā
Genitive	*malwōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*malwā	*malwōn
Accusative	*malwōn	*malwōn
Genitive	*malwōn	*malwōnō
Dative	*malwōn	malwōm, malwum
Instrumental	*malwōn	malwōm, malwum

Descendants edit

Old English: mealwe
- Middle English: malwe
  - English: mallow
  - >? Scots: maw
Old Saxon: *malwa
- Middle Low German: malve
  - → Swedish: malva
    - → Finnish: malva
Old Dutch: *malwa
- Middle Dutch: māluwe, mālue, malve
  - Dutch: malve
Old High German: malva
- Middle High German: malve
  - German: Malve
  - Hunsrik: Malve
  - → Saterland Frisian: Malve