Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balwamundu

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-”) +‎ *mundu (“protection”).

Noun

*balwamundu f

1. ill-protection

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balwamundu
Genitive	*balwamundā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balwamundu	*balwamundō
Accusative	*balwamundā	*balwamundā
Genitive	*balwamundā	*balwamundō
Dative	*balwamundē	*balwamundōm, *balwamundum
Instrumental	*balwamundu	*balwamundōm, *balwamundum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: balumund, balumunda, balumond, balumonda
• Old Saxon: *balumunda
  • Middle Low German: *balmunt
    • ⇒ Middle Low German: balmundich, belmundich
• Old High German: balomunt
  • Middle High German: balmunt
    • ⇒ Middle High German: balmunden
      • ⇒ Middle High German: verbalmunden
• → Latin: babmundo, bathmonio [c. 500 CE, Lex salica]