Where does “bul” come from?

bul (Middle English) comes 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 “bul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbulabull, steer
2Old Norsebolibull
3Proto-Germanicbulôbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bul”

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