Where does “wol” come from?

wol (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wolle, from Old Dutch wulla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

wol (Dutch): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “wol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwolle—
2Old Dutchwulla—
3Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “wol”

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