Where does “bielċan” come from?

bielċan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *balkijan, from Proto-Germanic belkaną — to belch.

bielċan (Old English): to burp, throw up

Definitions

  1. to burp, throw up

Ancestry of “bielċan”, step by step

bielċan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *balkijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*balkijanto bellow, roar
2Proto-Germanicbelkanąto belch

via Proto-Germanic balkijaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbalkijaną—

Words derived from “bielċan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic belkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *balkijan →
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