Words that come from Proto-Germanic bullǭ

127 words across 35 languages descend from Proto-Germanic bullǭ — including bowl, bowls, bowling, bowler, Boulanger, boll, fishbowl, bowlful.

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Finnish (34)

English (25)

Dutch (16)

French (5)

Swedish (5)

Japanese (5)

Middle French (3)

Middle Dutch (2)

Luxembourgish (2)

Latvian (2)

Old English (2)

Old French (2)

German (2)

Italian (1)

Korean (1)

Greek (1)

German Low German (1)

Gallo (1)

Old Frisian (1)

West Frisian (1)

Polish (1)

Chinese (1)

Russian (1)

Scots (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Norman (1)

Middle English (1)

Thai (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Frankish (1)

Old High German (1)

Middle High German (1)

Middle Low German (1)