Where does “Bulle” come from?

Bulle (German) comes from Middle Low German bulle, from Old Saxon *bulo, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bulle (German): bull; police officer, cop, pig; Bull

Definitions

  1. bull; police officer, cop, pig; Bull

Ancestry of “Bulle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbulle
2Old Saxon*bulo
3Proto-Germanicbulôbull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

Words derived from “Bulle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-