Where does “булевар” come from?
булевар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French boulevard, from Middle French bolevard, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from Middle High German bole, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ.
булевар (Serbo-Croatian): boulevard
Ancestry of “булевар”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | boulevard | causeway; boulevard |
| 2 | Middle French | bolevard | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bolwerc | bulwark, bastion |
| 4 | Middle High German | bolwerc | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bole | plank, beam |
| 6 | Old High German | bolla | round vessel, bowl |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | bollā | ball; bowl |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bullǭ | round object, ball; round vessel, bowl |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |