Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bolstr

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

*bulstr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bulstraz.

Noun

*bolstr m

bolster, pillow, cushion
Synonyms: *kussīn, *pulwī, *wangī

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*bolstr
Genitive	*bolstras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*bolstr	bolstrō, bolstrōs
Accusative	*bolstr	*bolstrā
Genitive	*bolstras	*bolstrō
Dative	*bolstrē	*bolstrum
Instrumental	*bolstru	*bolstrum

Derived terms

*haubidabolstr

Descendants

Old English: bolster
- Middle English: bolster, bolstre, bolstere, bowstur
  - English: bolster
  - Scots: bowster, bouster, boster
Old Frisian: *bulster, *bolster
- Saterland Frisian: Bulster
- West Frisian: bolster, bulster
Old Saxon: *bulster, *bolster
- Middle Low German: bulster, bolster
  - German Low German: Bulster
Old Dutch: *bulster, *bolster
- Middle Dutch: bulster, bolster
  - Dutch: bolster
Old High German: bolstar, bolstor, polstor, polstar
- Middle High German: bolster, polster
  - German: Polster
    - → Czech: polštář
    - → German Low German: Polster
Lombardic: *polstar
- → Italian: poltro (“bed, couch”)
  - ⇒ Italian: poltrona
- → Lombard: polter (Milanese)
- →⇒ Venetan: poltrona