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, padding

Definitions

  1. pad, padding

Ancestry of “polster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanpolster—
2Old High Germanpolstar—
3Old Norsebólstrbolster, pillow
4Proto-Germanicbulstrazbolster, pillow, cushion
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “polster”

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