Where does “boulderstone” come from?
boulderstone (English) comes from English boulder, from Middle English bulder, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
boulderstone (English): A rounded stone that is larger than a pebble; a...
Definitions
- A rounded stone that is larger than a pebble; a...
Ancestry of “boulderstone”, step by step
boulderstone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boulder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boulder | A large mass of stone detached from the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bulder | Alternative form of bilder |
| 3 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via English Stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Stone | for someone who lived near a stone worked with stone, from |
| 2 | Middle English | ston | Alternative form of stone |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |