Where does “boln” come from?

boln (English) comes from Middle English bolnen, from Old Norse bólgna, from Old Norse bólginn, from Proto-Germanic belganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boln (English): swollen; puffed out; To swell; to puff

Definitions

  1. swollen; puffed out; To swell; to puff

Ancestry of “boln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbolnento swell
2Old Norsebólgnato swell, become swollen
3Old Norsebólginnswollen
4Proto-Germanicbelganąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →
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