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Where does “bolg-” come from?

bolg- (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- — to bulge, swell.

bolg- (Proto-Celtic): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “bolg-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelgʰ-to bulge, swell

Words derived from “bolg-”

  • Belgic
  • Belgae
  • Belgicus
  • Belgae
  • beļģietis
  • beļģisks
  • beļģiete
  • Beļģija
  • beļģis
  • ベルギー
  • Belg
  • België
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelgʰ- →