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Where does “bolec” come from?

bolec (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.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “bolec”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bolec”

  • boli
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeld- →