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Where does “Bollenhut” come from?

Bollenhut (English) comes from German Bollenhut, 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-.

Bollenhut (English): A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn...

Definitions

  1. A formal headdress with woollen pompoms, worn...

Ancestry of “Bollenhut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBollenhutBollenhut
2Germanbolle—
3Middle High Germanbollebud
4Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
5Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
6Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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