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Where does “bhel-” come from?

bhel- (Proto-Indo-European): to inflate, swell; to blow, swell, inflate

Definitions

to inflate, swell; to blow, swell, inflate

Words derived from “bhel-”

building
built
build
buildings
Baldwin
bald
builder
rebuild
Archibald
boulder
buildup
shipbuilding
balding
peacebuilding
baldness
Rimbaud
bawdy
baud
bodybuilding
baldly
shipbuilder
outbuilding
bodybuilder
bawd

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