Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “bolle” come from?

bolle (Danish) comes from Proto-Germanic bulljō, from Proto-Indo-European bhljā — testicle.

bolle (Danish): bully; bog bilberry

Definitions

  1. bully; bog bilberry

Ancestry of “bolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbulljō—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbhljātesticle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhljā →