Where does “bellow” come from?
Bellow comes from Middle English belwen, from Old English bylgian, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- and bʰleh₃-, roots associated with blowing or swelling.
bellow (English): The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar...
Definitions
- The deep roar of a large animal, or any similar...
Ancestry of “bellow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | belwen | to cry out in anger, rage, roar; to bellow, roar |
| 2 | Old English | belgan | to become angry, to swell with rage |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | belgan | to get angry |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | belganą | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |