Where does “Frostbeule” come from?

Frostbeule (German) comes from German Beule, from Middle High German biule, from Old High German būilla, from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ, from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Frostbeule (German): chilblain

Definitions

  1. chilblain

Ancestry of “Frostbeule”, step by step

Frostbeule traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beule

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeuleswelling; bump
2Middle High Germanbiule—
3Old High Germanbūilla—
4Proto-Germanicbūlijǭswelling
5Proto-Germanicbūlǭswelling; bump; boil
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via German frost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfrostfrost; freezing weather weather conditions below 0 °C
2Middle High Germanvrost—
3Old High Germanfrostfrost
4Proto-West Germanic*frost—
5Proto-Germanicfrustazcold; frost; freezing weather; frost; rime
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprustósfrost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ →