Where does “beald” come from?
beald (Middle English) comes from Old English beald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “beald”, step by step
beald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English beald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | beald | brave, bold |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | balþ | bold, brave |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Old English bald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | bald | Alternative form of beald |