Where does “Bullinger” come from?

Bullinger (English) comes from Old French bolengier, from Frankish bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “Bullinger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbolengierbaker; to bake bread
2Frankishbollābun; ball, bun, bowl, cup; ball
3Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ
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