Where does “Bollen” come from?

Bollen (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-.

Bollen (German): upper leg, thigh (including the buttock), especially when sturdy or fleshy, now most often said of slaughtered poultry

Definitions

  1. upper leg, thigh (including the buttock), especially when sturdy or fleshy, now most often said of slaughtered poultry

Ancestry of “Bollen”, 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-—

Words derived from “Bollen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →