Where does “baula” come from?

baula (Icelandic) comes from Danish bøjle, from Old Danish byghil, from Old Norse bygill, from Proto-Germanic bugilaz.

baula (Icelandic): to moo, to low; to make a loud noise; to bellow;...

Definitions

  1. to moo, to low; to make a loud noise; to bellow;...

Ancestry of “baula”, step by step

baula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bøjle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøjlebow; hanger; braces
2Old Danishbyghil—
3Old Norsebygill—
4Proto-Germanicbugilaz—

via Old Norse baula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebaulato bellow
Every word from Proto-Germanic bugilaz →Every word from Old Norse bygill →Every word from Old Danish byghil →