Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balgi

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balgiz.

Noun

*balgi m

1. leather bag

   Synonyms: *malhu, *keudu, *kuddō

2. belly

   Synonyms: *ambō, *kweþu, *magō, *wambu

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*balgi
Genitive	*balgī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balgi	*balgī
Accusative	*balgi	*balgī
Genitive	*balgī	*balgijō
Dative	*balgī	*balgim, *balgijum
Instrumental	*balgī	*balgim, *balgijum

Related terms

• *belgan
• *balgijan

Descendants

• Old English: bielġ, belġ, bæliġ, beliġ, bylg, byliġ
  • Middle English: bely, beli, baly, balyw, belgh, belwe, belu
    • English: belly, ballow, bellows
    • Scots: belly, bally
    • Yola: bellee, belooze
• Old Frisian: balg
  • Saterland Frisian: Balch
  • West Frisian: bealch, balge
• Old Saxon: balg
  • Middle Low German: balch
    • German Low German: Balg
    • Plautdietsch: Baulch
• Old Dutch: *balg
  • Middle Dutch: balch
    • Dutch: balg
      • → French: blague, blaque (obsolete)
        • → Italian: blaga, → blague
        • → Polish: blaga
• Old High German: balg
  • Middle High German: balc
    • German: Balg