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English word belly comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁s-, Proto-Indo-European *bholǵʰ-, Old English (ca. 450-1100) belg, and later Proto-Germanic *belganą (To swell.)
*bʰleh₁s- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bholǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
belg (Old English)
*bʰolǵʰnis (Proto-Indo-European)
*belganą (Proto-Germanic)
To swell.
*balgiz (Proto-Germanic)
Bag.
bælg (Old English)
Belly.
bælġ (Old English)
beli (Middle English)
belly (English)
(architecture) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the convex part of which is the back.. The abdomen, especially a fat one.. The lower fuselage of an airplane.. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part.. The stomach.. The womb. (intransitive) To swell and become protuberant; to bulge or billow.. (transitive) To cause to [...]