Where does “Wull” come from?

Wull (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German wulle, from Old Saxon wulla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Wull (German Low German): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “Wull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwulle—
2Old Saxonwulla—
3Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →