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

  1. to roar, to bellow; cow; plump woman, fat woman

Ancestry of “belja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebeljato bellow, roar; bellow, roar; to roar
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Old Norse belja →