Where does “bold” come from?
bold (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic budlą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰew- — to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...
bold (Old English): house, dwelling, building
Definitions
- house, dwelling, building
Ancestry of “bold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | budlą | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |
Words derived from “bold”