Where does “阿奇博爾德” come from?
阿奇博爾德 (Chinese) comes from English Archibald, from Old French Archaunbault, from Proto-West Germanic Erknabalþ, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “阿奇博爾德”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Archibald | — |
| 2 | Old French | Archaunbault | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | Erknabalþ | A male given name |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | balþ | bold, brave |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |