Where does “Boll” come from?

Boll (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German bolle, from Old Saxon bollo, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Boll (German Low German): bun; roll; bulb

Definitions

  1. bun; roll; bulb

Ancestry of “Boll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbolle—
2Old Saxonbollogoblet
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →