*bulstraz

Runic: ᛒᚢᛚᛊᛏᚱᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbul.strɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

bolster, pillow, cushion

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bulhstraz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥ǵʰ-str-o-s, an instrumental nominal formation from *bʰelǵʰ- (‘to swell’), ultimately from root *bʰel- (‘to swell, blow, inflate, burst’). Compare Persian بالش (bâleš, ‘pillow’) and Old Irish bolg (‘belly, stomach, bag, bellows’). Related to *balgiz (‘bag’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	bulstraz	bulstrōz, bulstrōs
Acc.	bulstrą	bulstranz
Gen.	bulstras, bulstris	bulstrǫ̂
Dat.	bulstrai	bulstramaz
Inst.	bulstrō	bulstramiz
Voc.	bulstr	bulstrōz, bulstrōs

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Descendants

*bolstr, *bulstr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bulster, *bolster (Old Dutch)
  - bulster, bolster (Middle Dutch)
    - bolster (Dutch)
*bolstr, *bulstr (Proto-West Germanic)
- bolster (Old English)
  - bolster, bolstre, bolstere, bowstur (Middle English)
    - bolster (English)
    - bowster, bouster, boster (Scots)
*bolstr, *bulstr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bulster, *bolster (Old Frisian)
  - Bulster (Saterland Frisian)
  - bolster, bulster (West Frisian)
*bolstr, *bulstr (Proto-West Germanic)
- bolstar, bolstor, polstor, polstar (Old High German)
  - bolster, polster (Middle High German)
    - Polster (German)
      - Polster (Low German)
*bolstr, *bulstr (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bulster, *bolster (Old Saxon)
  - bulster, bolster (Middle Low German)
    - Bulster (Low German)
bólstr, bulstr (Old Norse)
- bolster (Danish)
- bólstur (Icelandic)
- bolster (Norwegian Nynorsk)
bólstr, bulstr (Old Norse)
- bulster, bolster, ᛒᚢᛚᛋᛏᚽᚱ (Old Swedish)
  - bolster (Swedish)

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