Where does “bælge” come from?
bælge (Danish) comes from Danish bælg, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bælge (Danish): to shell to take peas or beans out of the pod
Definitions
- to shell to take peas or beans out of the pod
Ancestry of “bælge”, step by step
bælge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bælg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bælg | pod |
| 2 | Old Norse | belgr | the skin taken off whole; a skin-bag, skin-case;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Danish e
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | e | — |