Where does “bólstraberg” come from?

bólstraberg (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bólstur, from Old Norse bólstr, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bólstraberg (Icelandic): pillow lava

Definitions

  1. pillow lava

Ancestry of “bólstraberg”, step by step

bólstraberg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bólstur

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

via Icelandic berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbergrock face
2Old Norsebergrock, boulder; cliff, precipice
3Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →