Where does “Belgium” come from?

Belgium comes from Latin Belgium, a name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Belgium (English): The Low Countries

Definitions

  1. The Low Countries

Ancestry of “Belgium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgium—
2LatinBelgica—
3LatinbelgicusBelgic
4LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
5Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell

Words derived from “Belgium”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bolg- →Every word from Latin Belgae →