Where does “balde” come from?
balde (Ido) comes from Ido balda, 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.
balde (Ido): soon, shortly
Definitions
- soon, shortly
Ancestry of “balde”, step by step
balde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido balda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | balda | soon to happen, impending, imminent |
| 2 | Esperanto | baldaŭ | soon |
| 3 | German | bald | soon, near in time; almost |
| 4 | Middle High German | balde | — |
| 5 | Old High German | baldo | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bald | bold, quick |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | balþ | bold, brave |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Ido e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | e | Apocopic form of ed |