Where does “bolk” come from?

bolk (English) comes from Middle English bolken, from Old English bealcian, from Proto-West Germanic *balkōn, from Proto-Germanic belkaną — to belch.

bolk (English): To belch; To vomit; retch; To heave

Definitions

  1. To belch; To vomit; retch; To heave

Ancestry of “bolk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbolkento belch, vomit
2Old Englishbealcianto belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out,...
3Proto-West Germanic*balkōnto bellow, roar
4Proto-Germanicbelkanąto belch
Every word from Proto-Germanic belkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *balkōn →Every word from Old English bealcian →