Where does “baud” come from?

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

baud (Old French): bold; brave; cheerful; full of ardour

Definitions

  1. bold; brave; cheerful; full of ardour

Ancestry of “baud”, 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 “baud”

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