Where does “ból” come from?

ból (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse ból, from Proto-Germanic bōþlą, from Proto-Germanic būaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

ból (Icelandic): abode, home, farm; bed

Definitions

  1. abode, home, farm; bed

Ancestry of “ból”, step by step

ból traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ból

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebóldwelling, abode
2Proto-Germanicbōþląhouse, dwelling
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Old Norse bǫl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫlbale, misfortune
2Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
3Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

Words derived from “ból”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic būaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic bōþlą →