Where does “beldian” come from?

beldian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *balþijan, from Proto-Germanic balþijaną, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

beldian (Old Saxon): to make bold

Definitions

  1. to make bold

Ancestry of “beldian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*balþijanto make bold, animate, encourage
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 “beldian”

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