Where does “bold” come from?

bold (Tagalog) comes from English bold, from Middle English bold, from Old English bald, from Proto-West Germanic balþ, from Proto-Germanic balþaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bold (Tagalog): naked; nude; depicting nudity

Definitions

  1. naked; nude; depicting nudity

Ancestry of “bold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboldA dwelling; habitation; building; Courageous,...
2Middle Englishbold
3Old EnglishbaldAlternative form of beald
4Proto-West Germanicbalþbold, brave
5Proto-Germanicbalþazstrong, bold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-