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Where does “bólgna” come from?

bólgna (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bólginn, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bólgna (Old Norse): to swell, become swollen

Definitions

  1. to swell, become swollen

Ancestry of “bólgna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebólginnswollen
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 “bólgna”

  • bollen
  • boln
  • bollen
  • bolnen
  • bólgna
  • bólgna
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