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Where does “būlla” come from?

būlla (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “būlla”, step by step

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

Words derived from “būlla”

  • Eiterbeule
  • Beule
  • Frostbeule
  • verbeult
  • verbeulen
  • beulen
  • biule
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