Where does “infler” come from?

infler (Walloon) comes from Old French enfler, from Latin īnflō, from Latin flō, from Proto-Italic flāō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

infler (Walloon): to swell

Definitions

  1. to swell

Ancestry of “infler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenflerto swell
2Latinīnflōto inflate; to blow into
3Latinflōto breathe, blow
4Proto-Italicflāō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁-to bleat; to cry; to blow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁- →