Where does “pull” come from?

pull (Estonian) comes from Swedish bulle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

pull (Estonian): bull; ox

Definitions

  1. bull; ox

Ancestry of “pull”, step by step

pull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
2Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Middle Low German bulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbulle—
2Old Saxon*bulo—
3Proto-Germanicbulôbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →