Where does “bulrish” come from?
bulrish (Middle English) comes from Middle English bule, 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 “bulrish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bule | boil, tumor; bull |
| 2 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 3 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bulrish”