Where does “*balþ” come from?

*balþ (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “*balþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “*balþ”

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