Where does “blag” come from?
blag (English) comes from French blaguer, from French blague, from Dutch balg, from Middle Dutch balch, from Old Dutch balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-.
blag (English): To obtain for free, particularly by guile or...
Definitions
- To obtain for free, particularly by guile or...
Ancestry of “blag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | blaguer | to joke, to joke about |
| 2 | French | blague | pouch; joke; a penis |
| 3 | Dutch | balg | leather bag; bellows; fake bait for training... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | balch | belly; abdomen; leather bag |
| 5 | Old Dutch | balg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |