Where does “bólginn” come from?

bólginn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bólginn, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bólginn (Icelandic): swollen

Definitions

  1. swollen

Ancestry of “bólginn”, step by step

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