Where does “Bulster” come from?

Bulster (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bulster, from Proto-Germanic bulstraz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bulster (Saterland Frisian): shell; casing; husk

Definitions

  1. shell; casing; husk

Ancestry of “Bulster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbulster—
2Proto-Germanicbulstrazbolster, pillow, cushion
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →