Where does “balde” come from?

balde (Middle High German) comes from Old High German baldo, from Old High German bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “balde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbaldo—
2Old High Germanbaldbold, quick
3Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
4Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →