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

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