Etymology Explorer › Middle English

Where does “beld” come from?

beld (Middle English) comes from Proto-Zapotec *kw-ella, from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella.

beld (Middle English): Alternative form of belde

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of belde

Ancestry of “beld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Zapotec*kw-ella—
2Proto-Zapotecan*kw-ella—

Words derived from “beld”

  • bield
  • bieldy
Every word from Proto-Zapotecan *kw-ella →