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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin malva.

Noun

*malwā f

1. mallow

Inflection

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

• 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: maluwe, malve
• Old High German: malva
  • Middle High German: malve
    • German: Malve
    • Hunsrik: Malve
    • → Saterland Frisian: Malve