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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balgijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology

From *belganą + *-janą.

Verb

*balgijaną [1]

  1. to cause to swell
  2. to enrage
  3. to anger

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: ābelġan?
  • Old Saxon: belgian
  • Old High German: gibelgen
  • Old Norse: belgja

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*balgjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 49
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