Where does “bollarding” come from?
bollarding (English) comes from English bollard, from Middle English bollard, from Middle English bole, from Old English bula, from Old Norse boli, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bollarding (English): A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a...
Definitions
- A defect in which a testpiece is deformed into a...
Ancestry of “bollarding”, step by step
bollarding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bollard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bollard | A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed... |
| 2 | Middle English | bollard | — |
| 3 | Middle English | bole | bull, steer, male cow; A heraldic bull; Taurus |
| 4 | Old English | bula | bull, steer |
| 5 | Old Norse | boli | bull |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |