Where does “fiskabolli” come from?

fiskabolli (Faroese) comes from Faroese bolli, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

fiskabolli (Faroese): fish ball, a dumpling with fish

Definitions

  1. fish ball, a dumpling with fish

Ancestry of “fiskabolli”, step by step

fiskabolli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese bolli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebollicup; chamber pot; skullcap
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 Faroese fiskur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesefiskurfish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →