Where does “bælghia” come from?

bælghia (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse belgja, from Proto-Germanic *balgijaną, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bælghia (Old Swedish): to inflate, puff out

Definitions

  1. to inflate, puff out

Ancestry of “bælghia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebelgjato inflate, puff out
2Proto-Germanic*balgijanąto cause to swell
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- →