Where does “Bowlingkugel” come from?
Bowlingkugel (German) comes from German Bowling, from English bowling, from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
Bowlingkugel (German): bowling ball
Definitions
- bowling ball
Ancestry of “Bowlingkugel”, step by step
Bowlingkugel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bowling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bowling | bowling |
| 2 | English | bowling | present participle of bowl; A game played by... |
| 3 | English | bowl | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold,... |
| 4 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 5 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |