Where does “bolhoed” come from?

bolhoed (Dutch) comes from Dutch bol, from Middle Dutch bol, from Old Dutch bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolhoed (Dutch): bowler hat

Definitions

  1. bowler hat

Ancestry of “bolhoed”, step by step

bolhoed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbolball, sphere, globe, bulb; A head; brain; A scoop
2Middle Dutchbol—
3Old Dutchbolla—
4Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch hoed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoedhat
2Middle Dutchhoet—
3Old Dutchhuot—
4Proto-West Germanichōd—
5Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
6Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
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