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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBalduinus—
2FrankishBaldawin—
3Proto-GermanicBalþawinizA male given name
4Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →