Where does “bealdwyrde” come from?

bealdwyrde (Old English) comes from Old English beald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bealdwyrde (Old English): saucy, bold in speech

Definitions

  1. saucy, bold in speech

Ancestry of “bealdwyrde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbealdbrave, bold
2Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →