Where does “bolnen” come from?

bolnen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse bólgna, from Old Norse bólginn, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolnen (Middle English): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “bolnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebólgnato swell, become swollen
2Old Norsebólginnswollen
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 “bolnen”

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