Where does “bald” come from?

bald (Old French) comes from Frankish balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bald (Old French): joyous, full of ardor

Definitions

  1. joyous, full of ardor

Ancestry of “bald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbalþbold, brave
2Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balþaz →