Where does “bieldan” come from?
bieldan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic balþijaną, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bieldan (Old English): to make bold, encourage, cheer
Definitions
- to make bold, encourage, cheer
Ancestry of “bieldan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *balþijan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | balþijaną | to make bold; animate; encourage |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bieldan”