Where does “belt” come from?
belt (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.
belt (Old English): A belt
Ancestry of “belt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | baltijaz | belt |
| 2 | Latin | balteus | A belt, girdle |
Words derived from “belt”