Where does “baudir” come from?
baudir (French) comes from Middle French baudir, from Old French baudir, from Frankish baldijan, from Proto-Germanic balþijaną, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
baudir (French): to embolden
Ancestry of “baudir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | baudir | — |
| 2 | Old French | baudir | — |
| 3 | Frankish | baldijan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | balþijaną | to make bold; animate; encourage |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |