Where does “bolster” come from?

bolster (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bólstr, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolster (Norwegian Nynorsk): a mattress

Definitions

  1. a mattress

Ancestry of “bolster”, step by step

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