Where does “böl” come from?

böl (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bǫl, from Proto-Germanic balwą, from Proto-Germanic balwaz — sick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...

böl (Icelandic): disaster, misfortune

Definitions

  1. disaster, misfortune

Ancestry of “böl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫlbale, misfortune
2Proto-Germanicbalwąevil, misfortune
3Proto-Germanicbalwazsick; bad, evil, wicked; torturous, painful,...
Every word from Proto-Germanic balwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic balwą →Every word from Old Norse bǫl →