Where does “Wool” come from?

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

Wool (English): OS grid ref SY8486

Definitions

  1. OS grid ref SY8486

Ancestry of “Wool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
2Old Englishwullwool
3Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “Wool”

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