Where does “bule” come from?

bule (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-.

bule (Middle English): boil, tumor; bull

Definitions

  1. boil, tumor; bull

Ancestry of “bule”, step by step

bule traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bula

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-—

via Old English bȳle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbȳleboil, carbuncle, bile; swelling, blister; boil,...
2Proto-Germanicbūlijǭswelling
3Proto-Germanicbūlǭswelling; bump; boil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via Old English bȳl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbȳlboil
2Proto-Germanicbūlijō—

Words derived from “bule”

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