Where does “rullion” come from?
rullion (English) comes from Old English rifeling, from Proto-Germanic hrifilingaz, from Proto-Germanic href-, from Proto-Indo-European kerwp-.
rullion (English): A shoe made of untanned leather
Definitions
- A shoe made of untanned leather
Ancestry of “rullion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | rifeling | a kind of shoe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrifilingaz | shoe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | href- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kerwp- | — |