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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | bolz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | bolz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bolt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bultaz | bolt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeld- | to knock, strike |
via Proto-Slavic bolěti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | bolěti | to ache |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel(H)- | — |
via Proto-Slavic *bolě̀ti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | *bolě̀ti | to suffer, to be ill, sick |