Where does “bouler” come from?

bouler (French) comes from French boule, from Middle French boule, from Old French bole, from Latin bulla, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bouler (French): To inflate or swell up

Definitions

  1. To inflate or swell up

Ancestry of “bouler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbouleball, globe; bowl; scoop
2Middle Frenchbouleball
3Old Frenchboleknob; fraud, deceit, trickery
4Latinbullaa bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

Words derived from “bouler

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-
bouler — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer