Where does “bulrush” come from?

Bulrush derives from Middle English bulrish, from Middle English bule, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.

bulrush (English): Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the...

Definitions

  1. Any of several wetland plants, mostly in the...

Ancestry of “bulrush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbulrish—
2Middle Englishbuleboil, tumor; bull
3Old Englishbulabull, steer
4Old Norsebolibull
5Proto-Germanicbulôbull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bulrush”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no- →