Where does “boleć” come from?

boleć (Polish) comes from Middle High German bolz, from Old High German bolz, from Proto-Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic bultaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- — to knock, strike.

boleć (Polish): to hurt; to worry, to be sad, to suffer

Definitions

  1. to hurt; to worry, to be sad, to suffer

Ancestry of “boleć”, step by step

boleć traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bolz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbolz
2Old High Germanbolz
3Proto-Germanic*bolt
4Proto-Germanicbultazbolt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeld-to knock, strike

via Proto-Slavic bolěti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbolětito ache
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel(H)-

via Proto-Slavic *bolě̀ti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*bolě̀tito suffer, to be ill, sick

Words derived from “boleć

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld-Every word from Proto-Germanic bultazEvery word from Proto-Germanic *bolt