1. bʰel-, Balto-Slavic also bʰelə-
glittering white
Cross References - Pokorny
2. bʰel-bʰlē-u̯o-sReflexes - Pokorny
| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Old English | bǣl | flame, pyre | n.neut | GED IEW LRC |
| Old English | pōl | pool | n.masc | IEW ASD LRC |
| Old English | pyll | pill | n.masc | IEW ASD LRC |
| Middle English | balled, balde, belde | bald | adj | IEW CDC LRC |
| Middle English | pool | pool | n | W7 LRC |
| English | bald | bare, shorn, lacking hair/feathers | adj | IEW LRC |
| English | beluga | cetacean | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | effulgent | re: brilliance, radiant splendor | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | foudroyant | awesome, dazzling, thundering, overwhelming | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | pill | pool, (small tidal) creek | n.dial | IEW OED LRC |
| English | pool | small deep body of water | n | IEW LRC |
| English | refulgent | resplendent, shining radiantly | adj | AHD LRC |
| West Germanic | ||||
| Old High German | pelihha | bald coot | n.str.fem | GED IEW LRC |
| Old High German | pfuol | pool | n | IEW LRC |
| Middle High German | belche | bald coot | n.str.fem | GED LRC |
| German | Beluga | beluga | n.masc | LRC |
| North Germanic | ||||
| Old Norse | bál | fire, flame | n.neut | LRC |
| Old Icelandic | bāl | fire, flame | n.neut | GED IEW LRC |
| Old Icelandic | blesi | Blesi (nickname) | prop.n.masc | GED LRC |
| Danish | bældet | bald | adj | IEW LRC |
| East Germanic | ||||
| Gothic | *bala- | gray, shining | adj | GED IEW LRC |
| Italic | ||||
| Latin | fulica | bald coot | n.fem | GED IEW LRC |
| French | foudroyant | foudroyant, lightning-like | adj | W7 LRC |
| Balto-Slavic | ||||
| Lithuanian | balà | marsh | n.masc | GED IEW LRC |
| Lithuanian | bãlas, báltas | white | adj | RPN LRC |
| Lithuanian | bálti | to be white, become pale | vb | GED IEW LRC |
| Latvian | balināt, balinu, balināju | to bleach | vb | LRC |
| Latvian | balti | white | adv | LRC |
| Latvian | balts | white | adj | LRC |
| Russian | beluga, bieluga | beluga; sturgeon, white fish | n | W7 CDC LRC |
| Russian | belyĭ, bieluiĭ | white | adj | W7 CDC LRC |
| Old Church Slavonic | bělъ | white | adj | GED IEW LRC |
| Paleo-Balkan | ||||
| Albanian | ballë | forehead | n | GED IEW LRC |
| Hellenic | ||||
| Hesychius' Greek Lexicon | φαληρός | shining | adj | GED IEW LRC |
| Hesychius' Greek Lexicon | φαλ(ι)ός | shining | adj | GED IEW LRC |
| Greek | phainein | to show | vb | W7 LRC |
| Greek | φαλός | white, shining | adj | RPN LRC |
| Indo-Iranian | ||||
| Sanskrit | bhā́lam | forehead; splendor, radiance | n.neut | GED IEW LRC |