Where does “abelgan” come from?

abelgan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon belgan, from Proto-West Germanic belgan, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

abelgan (Old Saxon): to be angry

Definitions

  1. to be angry

Ancestry of “abelgan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbelganto become angry, get mad
2Proto-West Germanicbelganto get angry
3Proto-Germanicbelganąto swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →