Where does “Erknabalþ” come from?

Erknabalþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Erknabalþ (Proto-West Germanic): A male given name

Definitions

  1. A male given name

Ancestry of “Erknabalþ”, step by step

Erknabalþ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic balþ

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

via Proto-West Germanic erkn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicerknpure, holy, genuine, precious
2Proto-Germanicerknazpure, holy, genuine, precious

Words derived from “Erknabalþ”

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