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”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbul.strɑz/

Noun

*bulstraz m

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
  - Swedish: bolster
- Danish: bolster

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