Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “bū-”
144 words across 27 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European bū- — including boiling, bull, boil, boiler, bile, bullshit, bulldog, bullish.
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English (99)
- boiling
- bull
- boil
- boiler
- bile
- bullshit
- bulldog
- bullish
- boilerplate
- bullpen
- bullfight
- bullhorn
- bulrush
- bullfrog
- bullwhip
- bullfighting
- reboiler
- bullfinch
- bullfighter
- bullhead
- bullring
- bullheaded
- bullseye
- boilermaker
- bullshitter
- bullbaiting
- bullishness
- bullnose
- aboil
- bullheadedness
- bullnecked
- beal
- bullcrap
- bullroarer
- reboil
- bullishly
- gumboil
- boileth
- boilover
- bullwhacker
- bullneck
- bullsnake
- overboil
- boilerman
- boilerhouse
- boilable
- bulldogger
- boiloff
- boilingly
- bullhook
- bullpucky
- bullshitty
- bullshot
- bullheadedly
- bulldoggy
- nonboiling
- unboil
- boilersmith
- preboil
- boildown
- biliuria
- bullfaced
- bilestone
- bullwort
- semibull
- stingbull
- underboil
- upboil
- boiler suit
- bileful
- bull-like
- bullshittery
- nonboilable
- superbull
- antibullfighting
- bull-necked
- emboil
- bullen-nail
- bullbleep
- boilest
- bullscutter
- overbullish
- antibullfight
- bull butter
- buybull
- boilie
- bull-thrower
- bulrushy
- unbullshit
- bullswool
- permabull
- bullfuck
- bullpoop
- outbullshit
- bull-mobile
- bulldung
- bullplop
- bullsnot
- bulle