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Where does “bȳle” come from?

bȳle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ, from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

bȳle (Old English): boil, carbuncle, bile; swelling, blister; boil,...

Definitions

  1. boil, carbuncle, bile; swelling, blister; boil,...

Ancestry of “bȳle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbūlijǭswelling
2Proto-Germanicbūlǭswelling; bump; boil
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “bȳle”

  • boiling
  • bull
  • boil
  • boiler
  • bile
  • bullshit
  • bulldog
  • bullish
  • boilerplate
  • bullpen
  • bullfight
  • bullhorn
  • bulrush
  • bullfrog
  • bullwhip
  • bullfighting
  • reboiler
  • bullfinch
  • bullfighter
  • bullhead
  • bullring
  • bullheaded
  • bullseye
  • boilermaker
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