Where does “bolvormig” come from?

bolvormig (Dutch) comes from Dutch vorm, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

bolvormig (Dutch): spherical, globular

Definitions

  1. spherical, globular

Ancestry of “bolvormig”, step by step

bolvormig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvormA form, shape; A format
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

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-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Dutch -ig →