Where does “bolsi” come from?

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

bolsi (Icelandic): bull

Definitions

  1. bull

Ancestry of “bolsi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbolibull; indefinite accusative plural of bolur
2Old Norsebolibull
3Proto-Germanicbulôbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no- →