early 14c., apparently from Old English bylgan "to bellow," from PIE root *bhel- (4) "to sound, roar." Originally of animals, especially cows and bulls; used of human beings since c. 1600. Related: Bellowed; bellowing. As a noun, "a loud, deep cry," from 1763.
The bull bellowed
his bellow filled the hallway
belligerence
belligerent
bell-jar
bell-metal
Bellona
bellow
bellowing
bellows
bellwether
belly
belly-ache