Where does “bibelbälte” come from?

bibelbälte (Swedish) comes from Swedish bälte, from Old Norse belti, from Proto-Germanic baltijaz, from Latin balteus — A belt, girdle.

bibelbälte (Swedish): a Bible Belt

Definitions

  1. a Bible Belt

Ancestry of “bibelbälte”, step by step

bibelbälte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bälte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbältea belt
2Old Norsebeltibelt
3Proto-Germanicbaltijazbelt
4LatinbalteusA belt, girdle

via Swedish bibel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbibela Bible, a bible
Every word from Latin balteus →Every word from Proto-Germanic baltijaz →Every word from Old Norse belti →