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Where does “bøyle” come from?

bøyle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bøjle, from Old Danish byghil, from Old Norse bygill, from Proto-Germanic bugilaz.

bøyle (Norwegian Bokmål): a hoop

Definitions

  1. a hoop

Ancestry of “bøyle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbøjlebow; hanger; braces
2Old Danishbyghil—
3Old Norsebygill—
4Proto-Germanicbugilaz—

Words derived from “bøyle”

  • hårbøyle
Every word from Proto-Germanic bugilaz →