Where does “boildown” come from?

boildown (English) comes from English boil, from Middle English bile, from Old English bȳl, from Proto-Germanic būlō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boildown (English): The process of boiling something down;...

Definitions

  1. The process of boiling something down;...

Ancestry of “boildown”, step by step

boildown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English boil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboilA localized accumulation of pus in the skin,...
2Middle Englishbile—
3Old Englishbȳlboil
4Proto-Germanicbūlōboil; sore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via English Down

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDownusually known as County Down
2Middle Englishdoundown
3Old Englishdūnhill, down; hill, dune; hill, mountain
4Proto-Germanic*dūnā—
5Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlō →