Where does “Bollerwagen” come from?
Bollerwagen (German) comes from German bollern, from German boller, from Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Bollerwagen (German): wagon, handcart
Ancestry of “Bollerwagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | bollern | to thud |
| 2 | German | boller | inflection of bollern:
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| 3 | Middle High German | bolle | bud |
| 4 | Old High German | bolla | round vessel, bowl |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bollā | ball; bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bullǭ | round object, ball; round vessel, bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |