Where does “bollard” come from?

bollard (Middle English) comes from Middle English bole, from Old English bula, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bollard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbolebull, steer, male cow; A heraldic bull; Taurus
2Old Englishbulabull, steer
3Old Norsebolibull
4Proto-Germanicbulôbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bollard”

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