Where does “Goldbulle” come from?

Goldbulle (German) comes from German Bulle, 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-.

Goldbulle (German): golden bull

Definitions

  1. golden bull

Ancestry of “Goldbulle”, step by step

Goldbulle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBullebull; police officer, cop, pig; Bull
2Middle Low Germanbulle—
3Old Saxon*bulo—
4Proto-Germanicbulôbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰl̥no-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via German Gold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGoldgold (chemical element, Au)
2Middle High Germangolt—
3Old High Germangold—
4Proto-West Germanicgolþgold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no- →