Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bulstraz

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 earlier *bulhstraz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“bag, pillow, paunch”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell, blow, inflate, burst”). See also *balgiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbul.strɑz/

Noun

*bulstraz m

1. bolster, pillow, cushion

   Synonym: *wangiją

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *bulstraz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*bulstraz	*bulstrōz, *bulstrōs
vocative	*bulstr	*bulstrōz, *bulstrōs
accusative	*bulstrą	*bulstranz
genitive	*bulstras, *bulstris	*bulstrǫ̂
dative	*bulstrai	*bulstramaz
instrumental	*bulstrō	*bulstramiz

Related terms

• *bulstrą
• *balgiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *bolstr, *bulstr
  • 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)
    • →⇒ Venetian: poltrona
• Old Norse: bólstr, bulstr
  • Icelandic: bólstur
  • Norwegian: bolster
  • Old Swedish: bulster, bolster; ᛒᚢᛚᛋᛏᚽᚱ
    • Swedish: bolster
  • Danish: bolster