Where does “Belgae” come from?

Belgae (English) comes from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Belgae (English): A group of tribes living in northern Gaul,...

Definitions

  1. A group of tribes living in northern Gaul,...

Ancestry of “Belgae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
2Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ-