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Where does “Beilg” come from?

Beilg (Irish) comes from Latin Belgium, from Latin Belgica, from Latin belgicus, from Latin Belgae, from Proto-Celtic bolg-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

Beilg (Irish): Belgium

Definitions

  1. Belgium

Ancestry of “Beilg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinBelgium—
2LatinBelgica—
3LatinbelgicusBelgic
4LatinBelgaethe Belgians; Belgians
5Proto-Celticbolg-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell
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