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 forms

• *bulǭ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuː.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*būlǭ f

1. 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
  • Old English: bȳl, bȳle
    • Middle English: beel, bele
      • English: beal
    • Middle English: bile, büle
      • English: boil
      • Scots: bile, beil
  • Old High German: būilla, būlla, būla, bulla
    • Middle High German: biule
      • German: Beule

Related terms

• *būlō

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *būle
  • Saterland Frisian: Buule
• Old Dutch: būla
  • Middle Dutch: bule
    • Dutch: buil