Balg

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (masculine, strong) the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, masculine, strong) short for Blasebalg (“bellows”), used especially with musical instruments, such as the accordion
3. (masculine, strong) follicle

Sinonieme

Pelz

Fell

Tierhaut

Gör

verzogenes Kind

Kind

🧒

Schelm

👿

Wesen

Göre

Bälger

ausgestopftes Tier

Haut und Fell

boshaftes Kind

Federlappen

ausgestopfter Vogel

Flegel

Gefieder

Haarfarbe

Herkunft

pelz

Vertalings

pels

vel

huid

vacht

dierevel

brat

fuelle

peau

pelt

τομάρι

bellows

bellow

fourrure

hide

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/balk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: balc

Geërf van Old High German: balg

Verwante met Goties: 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃

Verwante met Nederlands: balg

Verwante met Engels: belly

Verwante met Russies: балка

Verwante met Sloweens: blazina

Verwante met Avestan: 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱

Verwante met Persies: بالش

Verwante met Armeens: բարձ

Verwante met Pruisies: balsinis

In summary

From Middle High German balc, from Old High German balg, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi.
Words for inflated objects are often used to refer to children; compare western German Panz (“child”), which is related with Pansen (“rumen”).
Cognates
Cognate with Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs, “wineskin”), Dutch balg, English belly, bellows. Compare also Russian балка (balka, “thick plank”), Slovene blazina (“cushion”), Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱 (bar^əziš, “cushion, cover”), Persian بالش (bâleš, “pillow”), Armenian բարձ (barj), Old Prussian balsinis.