Where does “belgziek” come from?
belgziek (Dutch) comes from Dutch belgen, 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-.
belgziek (Dutch): irritable, snappy
Definitions
- irritable, snappy
Ancestry of “belgziek”, step by step
belgziek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch belgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | belgen | to become angry; to anger |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | belgen | to swell; to get angry |
| 3 | Old Dutch | belgan | to get angry |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | belgan | to get angry |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | belganą | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Dutch ziek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ziek | sick, ill; excellent; very |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sigen | to sink, to drop; to drip out, to drain; to slope... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |