Where does “Baudouin” come from?
Baudouin (French) comes from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic Balþawiniz, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “Baudouin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Balduinus | — |
| 2 | Frankish | Baldawin | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | Balþawiniz | A male given name |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |