Where does “bolur” come from?

bolur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bolr, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolur (Icelandic): a torso; a trunk, a bole; a T-shirt

Definitions

  1. a torso; a trunk, a bole; a T-shirt

Ancestry of “bolur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebolrtrunk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bolur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Old Norse bolr →
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