Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Balþawiniz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *balþaz (“bold”) + *winiz (“friend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.θɑ.ˌwi.niz/

Noun

*Balþawiniz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Balþawiniz (i-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Balþawiniz
vocative	*Balþawini
accusative	*Balþawinį
genitive	*Balþawinīz
dative	*Balþawinī
instrumental	*Balþawinī

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Balþawini
  • Old English: Bealdwine
    • Middle English: Balduin, Baldwin
      • English: Baldwin
  • Old Dutch: *Baltwini
    • Middle Dutch: Baltwin, Boudewijn
      • Dutch: Boudewijn
  • Old High German: Baltwin, Baldavin
    • Middle High German: Balduin
      • German: Balduin
    • → Serbo-Croatian: Балдовин, Baldovin
      • → Romanian: Baldovin
  • → Latin: Balduīnus
    • Catalan: Balduí
    • Old French: Baudouin
      • French: Baudouin, Beaudoin
    • Italian: Baldovino
    • Portuguese: Balduíno
    • Spanish: Balduino
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: Baldvin
    • Icelandic: Baldvin
    • Faroese: Baldvin
    • Norwegian Bokmål: Baldvin
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: Baldvin
    • Old Swedish: *Baldvin
    • Swedish: Baldvin
    • Danish: Baldvin