Old English roots: The word comes from the Old English word beallucas, which means "testicles".
Proto-Germanic origin: This word is derived from the Proto-Germanic *ball-, which itself comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel- meaning "to blow, swell".
Neutral term: For a long time, "bollocks" (or "ballocks") was a neutral term for testicles. There is no evidence to suggest it was originally a vulgar word.
(, Thu 11 Dec 2025, 9:43, Reply)
bellows
It's from Sanskrit:
भेल / भेला (bhela) — meaning to swell, to puff, to expand
(, Thu 11 Dec 2025, 13:01, Reply)
Could you explain it to me?
(, Thu 11 Dec 2025, 16:53, Reply)