Where does “polster” come from?

polster (Middle High German) comes from Old High German polstar, from Old Norse bólstr, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “polster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanpolstar—
2Old Norsebólstrbolster, pillow
3Proto-Germanicbulstrazbolster, pillow, cushion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “polster”

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