Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “bol” come from?

bol (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic bhel, from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel-.

Ancestry of “bol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbhel—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃bʰel-—

Words derived from “bol”

  • buil
  • mì-bhuil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃bʰel- →