Where does “ābelġan” come from?

ābelġan (Old 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-.

ābelġan (Old English): to make angry, tick off, enrage, irritate, annoy, vex, grill, incense, cause anyone to swell with anger, offend

Definitions

  1. to make angry, tick off, enrage, irritate, annoy, vex, grill, incense, cause anyone to swell with anger, offend

Ancestry of “ābelġan”, 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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →