Where does “baldir” come from?

baldir (Old French) comes from Frankish baldijan, from Proto-Germanic balþijaną, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “baldir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbaldijan—
2Proto-Germanicbalþijanąto make bold; animate; encourage
3Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “baldir”

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