Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwadādi

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 *balwa- (“mal-, mis-”) +‎ *dādi (“deed”), possible calque of Latin maleficium.

Noun

*balwadādi f

1. misdeed, evil deed

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balwadādi
Genitive	*balwadādī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balwadādi	*balwadādī
Accusative	*balwadādi	*balwadādī
Genitive	*balwadādī	*balwadādijō
Dative	*balwadādī	*balwadādim, *balwadādijum
Instrumental	*balwadādī	*balwadādim, *balwadādijum

Descendants

• Old English: bealodǣd, bealudǣd
• Old Saxon: baludād
• Old Dutch: *balodāt
  • Middle Dutch: *baldât, *baledât
    • ⇒ Middle Dutch: baldâdich, *baledâdich
      • Dutch: baldadig
      • ⇒ Middle Dutch: baeldadichede
• Old High German: balotāt