Balg

German (Berlin)

/balk/

noun
Definitions
  • brat (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German balc inherited from Old High German balg inherited from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (bag, skin, hide, bellows) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (swell, paunch, blow up, pillow, bag), *bʰelǵʰ- (swell, paunch, blow up, pillow, bag).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰelǵʰ-

Gloss

swell, paunch, blow up, pillow, bag

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

枕

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