Where does “boulevard” come from?
boulevard (French) comes from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from Middle High German bole, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
boulevard (French): causeway; boulevard
Ancestry of “boulevard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bolevard | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bolwerc | bulwark, bastion |
| 3 | Middle High German | bolwerc | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bole | plank, beam |
| 5 | Old High German | bolla | round vessel, bowl |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bollā | ball; bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bullǭ | round object, ball; round vessel, bowl |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “boulevard”