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Where does “belgen” come from?

belgen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch belgen, from Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-West Germanic belgan, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

belgen (Dutch): to become angry; to anger

Definitions

  1. to become angry; to anger

Ancestry of “belgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbelgento swell; to get angry
2Old Dutchbelganto get angry
3Proto-West Germanicbelganto get angry
4Proto-Germanicbelganąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “belgen”

  • belgziek
  • gebelgd
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