Where does “bald” come from?

bald (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bald”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Germanic	balþaz	strong, bold
2	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

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