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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | belt | A belt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baltijaz | belt |
| 3 | Latin | balteus | A belt, girdle |
Words derived from “belt”