Where does “bol” come from?

bol (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bol (Norwegian Nynorsk): a torso, trunk, a body without limbs

Definitions

  1. a torso, trunk, a body without limbs

Ancestry of “bol”, step by step

bol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse boli

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

via Old Norse ból

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebóldwelling, abode
2Proto-Germanicbōþląhouse, dwelling
3Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no- →