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

  1. belly; abdomen; leather bag

Ancestry of “balch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbalg—
2Proto-West Germanic*balgileather bag
3Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “balch”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →