Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balgijaną

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This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *belganą +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑl.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*balgijaną[1][2]

  1. to cause to swell
  2. to enrage, to make angry

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*balgjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*balʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 34