Where does “bold” come from?

bold (Danish) comes from Old Norse bǫllr, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bold (Danish): a ball

Definitions

  1. a ball

Ancestry of “bold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫllrround object, sphere, ball; testicle
2Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz →
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