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

1. 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)
  • →⇒ Venetian: poltrona