Where does “belt” come from?

belt (Middle English) comes from Old English belt, from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

Ancestry of “belt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishbeltA belt
2Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
3LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

Words derived from “belt”

Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic baltijaz →Every word from Old English belt →