Where does “bouge” come from?
bouge (Old French) comes from Latin bulga, from Gaulish bolgā, from Proto-Celtic bolgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bouge (Old French): sack; purse; small bag
Definitions
- sack; purse; small bag
Ancestry of “bouge”, step by step
bouge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin bulga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bulga | knapsack, wallet, satchel; wallet, purse; womb |
| 2 | Gaulish | bolgā | bag, sack |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bolgos | sack, bag; stomach |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Late Latin bulga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | bulga | leather sack; leather bag, bellow; wallet, purse |