Where does “bolag” come from?

bolag (Swedish) comes from Old Norse búlag, from Old Norse bú, from Proto-Germanic būą — building, dwelling.

bolag (Swedish): a company, corporation; a betting syndicate

Definitions

  1. a company, corporation; a betting syndicate

Ancestry of “bolag”, step by step

bolag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse búlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebúlagjoint housekeeping
2Old Norsebúdwelling, household, farm, estate, housekeeping,...
3Proto-Germanicbūąbuilding, dwelling

via Proto-Batak *bəlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Batak*bəlagwide
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*bəlajspread out to dry in the sun

Words derived from “bolag”

Every word from Proto-Germanic būą →Every word from Old Norse bú →Every word from Old Norse búlag →