Where does “bälg” come from?

bälg (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish bælgher, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bälg (Swedish): bellows

Definitions

  1. bellows

Ancestry of “bälg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbælgherbelly, abdomen; bellows
2Old Norsebelgrthe skin taken off whole; a skin-bag, skin-case;...
3Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bälg”

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