Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwa-

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 *balu (“bad, evil”), possibly a calque of Late Latin male-, from male (“badly, wrongly”).

Prefix

*balwa-

1. mal-, mis-, wrongly, badly, evilly

Derived terms

Proto-West Germanic terms prefixed with *balwa-

Descendants

• Old English: bealu-
• Old Saxon: balu-
• Old Dutch: balo-
• Old High German: balo-
  • ⇒ Old High German: balorāt
    • Middle High German: balrāt