Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/būlǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 forms

*bulǭ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*būlǭ f

swelling; bump; boil

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension 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

Related terms

*būlō

Descendants

Old English: bȳle (< *būlijǭ)
- Middle English: büle
  - Scots: (bile, beil)
  - English: (boil)
Old Frisian: *būle
- Saterland Frisian: Buule
Old Dutch: būla
- Middle Dutch: bule
  - Dutch: buil
Old High German: būlla, bulla, būilla, būla
- Middle High German: biule
  - German: Beule

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