Where does “hemelbol” come from?

hemelbol (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-.

hemelbol (Dutch): celestial sphere

Definitions

  1. celestial sphere

Ancestry of “hemelbol”, step by step

hemelbol 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 hemel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhemelheaven; sky, heavens; canopy, baldachin
2Middle Dutchhēmelheaven, sky
3Old Dutchhimilheaven, sky
4Proto-West Germanichimilsky; heaven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →
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