Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būlō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, inflate, swell”).

Noun

*būlō f

1. boil; sore

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *būlō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*būlō	*būlôz
vocative	*būlō	*būlôz
accusative	*būlǭ	*būlōz
genitive	*būlōz	*būlǫ̂
dative	*būlōi	*būlōmaz
instrumental	*būlō	*būlōmiz

Derived terms

• *būlijō/*būlijǭ

Related terms

• *baulijō
• *būlǭ

Descendants

• Old English: bȳl; bȳle (< *būlijō, *būlijǭ); also possibly from *bīele < *baulijō
  • Middle English: büle, bile
    • Scots: bile, beil
    • English: boil
• Old Frisian: bēl, bēle, beil (< *būlijō)
  • West Frisian: bûl
• Old Saxon: būla
  • Middle Low German: būle
    • Low German: Buul
• Old Dutch: *būla
  • Middle Dutch: būle, buul
    • Dutch: buil
• Old High German: *būla; būilla; būlla; būllia (< *būlijō)
  • Middle High German: biule
    • German: Beule
• Old Norse: bóla (?)
  • Swedish: bula
  • Danish: bule