Where does “Polster” come from?
Polster (German) comes from Middle High German polster, from Old High German polstar, from Old Norse bólstr, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Polster (German): pad; cushion; upholstery
Definitions
- pad; cushion; upholstery
Ancestry of “Polster”, step by step
Polster traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German polster
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | polster | — |
| 2 | Old High German | polstar | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | bólstr | bolster, pillow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bulstraz | bolster, pillow, cushion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |