Balg

Pronunciation: /balk/

“Balg” is a German word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

the hide of a small animal, such as a fox, hare, or bird, which is pulled off as one
follicle
brat (a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child)

Etymology

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…

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