Where does “belja” come from?

belja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

belja (Old Norse): to bellow, roar; bellow, roar; to roar

Definitions

  1. to bellow, roar; bellow, roar; to roar

Ancestry of “belja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “belja”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →
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