Where does “belwes” come from?

belwes (Middle English) comes from Old English bæliġ, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

belwes (Middle English): bellows

Definitions

  1. bellows

Ancestry of “belwes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbæliġbag, pouch, bulge; bag, purse, leathern bottle,...
2Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “belwes”

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