Where does “oogbol” come from?

oogbol (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-.

oogbol (Dutch): eyeball

Definitions

  1. eyeball

Ancestry of “oogbol”, step by step

oogbol 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 oog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoogeye; pip; eye of a needle
2Middle Dutchôgeeye
3Old Dutchōgaeye
4Proto-West Germanicaugāeye
5Proto-Germanicaugôeye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →