Where does “*balþijan” come from?

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

*balþijan (Proto-West Germanic): to make bold, animate, encourage

Definitions

  1. to make bold, animate, encourage

Ancestry of “*balþijan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*balþijan”

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