Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balsamō

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

Borrowed from Latin balsamum (“balsam”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌽 (balsan, “balsam”).

Noun

*balsamō m

1. balsam, balm, ointment

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balsamō
Genitive	*balsamini, *balsaman
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balsamō	*balsaman
Accusative	*balsaman	*balsaman
Genitive	*balsamini, *balsaman	*balsamanō
Dative	*balsamini, *balsaman	*balsamum
Instrumental	*balsamini, *balsaman	*balsamum

Alternative reconstructions

• *balsam n

Descendants

• Old English: balsam n
  • Middle English: balsme
• Old Frisian: *balsem
  • West Frisian: balsem
• Old Saxon: *balsamo
  • Middle Low German: balsam, balsem, balseme, balsme
    • → Old Norse: balsamr
      • Swedish: balsam
        • → Finnish: palsami
• Old Dutch: *balsamo
  • Middle Dutch: balseme, balsame
    • Dutch: balsem
      • Afrikaans: balsem
      • Negerhollands: balsam
      • → Indonesian: balsem
      • → Papiamentu: balsem
• Old High German: balsamo
  • Middle High German: balsame, balseme, balsam, balsem, balsme
    • German: Balsam (see there for further descendants)