belch

Betekenis (Engels)

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Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈbɛltʃ/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English belchen, from Old English bielċan, from Proto-Germanic *balkijaną, *belkaną, probably ultimately of imitative origin. Related to Dutch balken (“to bray”), Middle Low German belken (“to shout”), Low German bölken (“to shout, bark”), Old English bealċettan (“to utter, send forth”). See also English bolk, boak.

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