Where does “balda” come from?
balda (Ido) comes from Esperanto baldaŭ, from German bald, from Middle High German balde, from Old High German baldo, from Old High German bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
balda (Ido): soon to happen, impending, imminent
Definitions
- soon to happen, impending, imminent
Ancestry of “balda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | baldaŭ | soon |
| 2 | German | bald | soon, near in time; almost |
| 3 | Middle High German | balde | — |
| 4 | Old High German | baldo | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bald | bold, quick |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | balþ | bold, brave |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “balda”