Where does “bólstr” come from?

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

bólstr (Old Norse): bolster, pillow

Definitions

  1. bolster, pillow

Ancestry of “bólstr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bólstr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →