Where does “balþ” come from?
balþ (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balþ (Proto-West Germanic): bold, brave
Ancestry of “balþ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | balþaz | strong, bold |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “balþ”