Where does “bolster” come from?
bolster (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bolster, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bolster (Dutch): a bur, a spiny cupule, often of a chestnut
Definitions
- a bur, a spiny cupule, often of a chestnut
Ancestry of “bolster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bolster | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bulstraz | bolster, pillow, cushion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |