| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bhelgh- |
| DEFINITION: | To swell. Extension of bhel-2. Oldest form *bhel h-, becoming *bhelgh- in centum languages. 1. O-grade form *bholgh-. bellows, belly, from Old English bel(i)g, bælig, bag, bellows, from Germanic *balgiz. 2. Zero-grade form *bh gh-. billow, from Old Norse bylgja, a wave, from Germanic *bulgjan. 3. Zero-grade form *bhgh-. bolster, from Old English bolster, cushion, from Germanic *bulgstraz. 4. O-grade form *bholgh-. blagging, budget, bulge, from Latin bulga, leather sack, from Celtic *bolg-. (Pokorny bhelh- 125.) |
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