Where does “balch” come from?
balch (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
balch (Middle Dutch): belly; abdomen; leather bag
Definitions
- belly; abdomen; leather bag
Ancestry of “balch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | balg | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “balch”