Where does “Bolle” come from?

Bolle (English) comes from German bolle, from Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Bolle”, step by step

Bolle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German bolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbollea thickish, roundish object
2Middle High Germanbollebud
3Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
4Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English bold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishboldhouse, dwelling, building
2Proto-Germanicbudlą—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

via French Bollé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchBollé—

Words derived from “Bolle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →