bulster

Old Swedish

noun

Definitions

pillow, cushion

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bulstr inherited from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bulstraz

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

polsteri Finnish
*bʰelǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*bulstraz Proto-Germanic
bolster Swedish
bolster Old English
bulstr Old Norse
bólstr Old Norse
bólstur Icelandic
bolster Middle Dutch
bolsttar Northern Sami
*bulster Old Frisian