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Where does “Baldawin” come from?

Baldawin (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic Balþawiniz, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Baldawin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicBalþawinizA male given name
2Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Baldawin”

  • Boudewijn
  • Baltwin
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