Where does “Belgianness” come from?
Belgianness (English) comes from English Belgian, from English Belgium, from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.
Belgianness (English): The quality of being Belgian
Definitions
- The quality of being Belgian
Ancestry of “Belgianness”, step by step
Belgianness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Belgian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Belgian | A person from Belgium or of Belgian descent; Of,... |
| 2 | English | Belgium | The Low Countries |
| 3 | Latin | Belgium | — |
| 4 | Latin | Belgica | — |
| 5 | Latin | belgicus | Belgic |
| 6 | Latin | Belgae | the Belgians; Belgians |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | bolg- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelgʰ- | to bulge, swell |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |