English
gorbelly
UK 16th century.
Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- ‘hot’
Proto-Germanic *gurą ‘half-digested stomach contents’
Proto-West Germanic *gor
Old English gor ‘manure, dung, filth, muck, dirt’
Middle English gore ‘mud, muck’
English gore
Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- ‘to swell, blow up’
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Proto-Germanic *balgiz ‘bag’
Proto-West Germanic *balgi
Old English bielġ ‘bag, pouch, bulge’
Middle English bely
English belly
Today it means
noun A large, protruding belly.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gorbelly