Where does “belgan” come from?
belgan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic belgan, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
belgan (Old English): to become angry, to swell with rage
Definitions
- to become angry, to swell with rage
Ancestry of “belgan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | belgan | to get angry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | belganą | to swell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “belgan”