Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bulô

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

Etymology

    Earlier paradigm *bulô ~ *bullaz with consonant gradation, from a Proto-Indo-European n-stem such as *bʰl̥-ḗn ~ *bʰl̥-n-ós (compare *uhsô for the formation), from the root *bʰel- (“to blow, swell up”). The original meaning may have been “testicle”, similar to Germanic cognates meaning “ball; testicle”; compare Latin follis (“bag, sack; ball; testicle”), Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós, “penis”) and Old Irish ball (“body part, member, limb; part”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈbu.lɔːː/

    Noun

    *bulô m[2][1]

    1. bull

    Inflection

    Declension of *bulô (masculine an-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *bulô *bulaniz
    vocative *bulô *bulaniz
    accusative *bulanų *bulanunz
    genitive *buliniz *bulanǫ̂
    dative *bulini *bulammaz
    instrumental *bulinē *bulammiz

    Synonyms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *bulō
    • Old Norse: boli
      • Icelandic: boli
      • Faroese: boli
      • Swedish: bulla (< Middle Low German ?)

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*bul(l)an-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 83–84
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ƀulōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62
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