Where does “Balg” come from?

Balg (German) comes from Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Balg (German): brat; hide; bellows

Definitions

  1. brat; hide; bellows

Ancestry of “Balg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbalc—
2Old High Germanbalg—
3Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →