Where does “balþī” come from?

balþī (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic balþį̄, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

balþī (Proto-West Germanic): boldness, strength, courage

Definitions

  1. boldness, strength, courage

Ancestry of “balþī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbalþį̄boldness, strength, courage
2Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balþī”

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