Where does “Belgie” come from?

Belgie (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.

Belgie (English): A Belgian

Definitions

  1. A Belgian

Ancestry of “Belgie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBelgianA person from Belgium or of Belgian descent; Of,...
2EnglishBelgiumThe Low Countries
3LatinBelgium—
4LatinBelgica—
5LatinbelgicusBelgic
6LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
7Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- →