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): the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one

Definitions

  1. the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one

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-—

Words derived from “balg”

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