Where does “belwen” come from?

belwen (Middle English) comes from Old English 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-.

belwen (Middle English): to cry out in anger, rage, roar; to bellow, roar

Definitions

  1. to cry out in anger, rage, roar; to bellow, roar

Ancestry of “belwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbelganto become angry, to swell with rage
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 “belwen”

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