Where does “beldur izan” come from?

beldur izan (Basque) comes from Basque izan, from Proto-Basque e-.

beldur izan (Basque): to fear, be afraid

Definitions

  1. to fear, be afraid

Ancestry of “beldur izan”, step by step

beldur izan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque izan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueizanto be; auxiliary used with intransitive verbs;...
2Proto-Basquee-—

via Basque beldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebeldurfear
2Proto-Basque*beldur—
Every word from Proto-Basque e- →Every word from Basque izan →