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Where does “byldo” come from?

byldo (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic balþī, from Proto-Germanic balþį̄, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “byldo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbalþīboldness, strength, courage
2Proto-Germanicbalþį̄boldness, strength, courage
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “byldo”

  • bald
  • balding
  • baldness
  • baldly
  • baldheaded
  • baldhead
  • bield
  • baldy
  • baldish
  • baldfaced
  • baldie
  • baldpate
  • balden
  • bieldy
  • nonbald
  • nonbalding
  • semibald
  • baldpated
  • antibaldness
  • balder
  • baldist
  • baldrib
  • beeld
  • belde
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