Where does “boli” come from?

boli (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boli (Icelandic): bull; indefinite accusative plural of bolur

Definitions

  1. bull; indefinite accusative plural of bolur

Ancestry of “boli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebolibull
2Proto-Germanicbulôbull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “boli”

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