Where does “wooled” come from?
wooled (English) comes from Middle English wolled, 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.
wooled (English): Having wool of a specified kind
Definitions
- Having wool of a specified kind
Ancestry of “wooled”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wolled | Coated in wool; having wool; Covered in hair;... |
| 2 | Middle English | wolle | wool , especially when used to make fabric; Shorn... |
| 3 | Old English | wull | wool |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wullu | wool |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wullō | wool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ | wool |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |