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

  1. to become angry, to swell with rage

Ancestry of “belgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbelganto get angry
2Proto-Germanicbelganąto swell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “belgan”

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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