Where does “belgur” come from?
belgur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
belgur (Icelandic): skin, hide, pelt; skin, skinbag; bellows
Definitions
- skin, hide, pelt; skin, skinbag; bellows
Ancestry of “belgur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | belgr | the skin taken off whole; a skin-bag, skin-case;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |