Where does “belgen” come from?

belgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch belgan, from Proto-West Germanic belgan, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

belgen (Middle Dutch): to swell; to get angry

Definitions

  1. to swell; to get angry

Ancestry of “belgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbelganto get angry
2Proto-West Germanicbelganto get angry
3Proto-Germanicbelganąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “belgen”

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