Etymology Explorer › Middle English

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”

  • belt
  • Beltway
  • belter
  • beltway
  • shelterbelt
  • Belter
  • sunbelt
  • gunbelt
  • waistbelt
  • beltline
  • rustbelt
  • swordbelt
  • beltless
  • wheatbelt
  • toolbelt
  • nanobelt
  • beltlike
  • beltful
  • fanbelt
  • crossbelt
  • sandbelt
  • shoulderbelt
  • innerbelt
  • beltmaker
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