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

leather bag

Synonyms: *malhu, *keudu, *kuddō

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

Descendants

Old English: bælg
- Middle English: bely, beli, baly, belwe, balyw, belgh
  - 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
      - → Italian: blaga, → blague
      - → Polish: blaga
Old High German: balg
- Middle High German: balc
  - German: Balg

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