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English word boil comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥no-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰew-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-, and later Proto-Germanic *bulô (Bull.)
*bʰōw- (Proto-Indo-European)
to swell, inflate, to blow, swell , to dwell
*bʰl̥no- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰew- (Proto-Indo-European)
*bʰil- (Proto-Indo-European)
decent, good, decent, good, harmonious, friendly
*bulô (Proto-Germanic)
Bull.
*būlō (Proto-Germanic)
Boil; sore.
*būlǭ (Proto-Germanic)
Swelling; bump; boil.
*biliz (Proto-Germanic)
Decent, fair, equitable. Kind, gentle, merciful.
bula (Old English)
bile (Old English)
*būlijǭ (Proto-Germanic)
bȳl (Old English)
bule (Middle English)
boil (English)
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.