Where does “Bole” come from?

Bole comes from Old English bolde, a word of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Bole”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Bolle	—
2	German	bolle	—
3	Middle High German	bolle	bud
4	Old High German	bolla	round vessel, bowl
5	Proto-West Germanic	bollā	ball; bowl
6	Proto-Germanic	bullǭ	round object, ball; round vessel, bowl
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

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