Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būlǭ

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *bulǭ

Etymology

Seemingly from a Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to blow; swell”); see *būkaz (“belly”) for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbuː.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*būlǭ f

  1. swelling; bump; boil

Inflection

Declension of *būlǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *būlǭ *būlōniz
vocative *būlǭ *būlōniz
accusative *būlōnų *būlōnunz
genitive *būlōniz *būlōnǫ̂
dative *būlōni *būlōmaz
instrumental *būlōnē *būlōmiz

Derived terms

  • *būlijǭ
    • Old English: bȳl, bȳle
    • Old High German: būilla, būlla, būla, bulla

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *būle
  • Old Dutch: būla

References

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Beule”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
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