Where does “bólstur” come from?

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

bólstur (Icelandic): bolster, pillow

Definitions

  1. bolster, pillow

Ancestry of “bólstur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bólstur”

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