Where does “bullir” come from?

bullir (Scots) comes from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bullir (Scots): to bellow, roar

Definitions

  1. to bellow, roar

Ancestry of “bullir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbellanąto roar, bark, bellow; to ring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellaną →