Where does “boll” come from?
Boll comes from Middle Dutch bolle, Old English bolla, Proto-Germanic bullô, and Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, a root meaning to swell.
boll (English): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or...
Definitions
- The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or...
Ancestry of “boll”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 2 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “boll”