Where does “baldaŭ” come from?

baldaŭ (Esperanto) comes from German bald, from Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from Old High German bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

baldaŭ (Esperanto): soon

Definitions

  1. soon

Ancestry of “baldaŭ”, step by step

baldaŭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbaldsoon, near in time; almost
2Middle High Germanbalde
3Old High Germanbaldo
4Old High Germanbaldbold, quick
5Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
6Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Esperanto bald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantobald

Words derived from “baldaŭ

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz