Where does “likbål” come from?
likbål (Swedish) comes from Swedish bål, from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
likbål (Swedish): a pyre, a funeral pyre (fire where one or more corpses are deliberately burned, generally)
Definitions
- a pyre, a funeral pyre (fire where one or more corpses are deliberately burned, generally)
Ancestry of “likbål”, step by step
likbål traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bål
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bål | pyre, bonfire; bole; the trunk or stem of a tree;... |
| 2 | English | bowl | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 4 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |