Where does “belja” come from?
belja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse belja, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
belja (Icelandic): to roar, to bellow; cow; plump woman, fat woman
Definitions
- to roar, to bellow; cow; plump woman, fat woman
Ancestry of “belja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | belja | to bellow, roar; bellow, roar; to roar |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |