Where does “witbol” come from?

witbol (Dutch) comes from Dutch wit, from Middle Dutch wit, from Old Dutch wīt, from Proto-Germanic wit, from Proto-Germanic *wet, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

witbol (Dutch): any grass of genus Holcus

Definitions

  1. any grass of genus Holcus

Ancestry of “witbol”, step by step

witbol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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 éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wet →