Where does “Wollpullover” come from?

Wollpullover (German) comes from German Wolle, from Middle High German wolle, from Old High German wolla, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Wollpullover (German): woolen pullover, woolen sweater, woolen jumper

Definitions

  1. woolen pullover, woolen sweater, woolen jumper

Ancestry of “Wollpullover”, step by step

Wollpullover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWollewool
2Middle High Germanwolle—
3Old High Germanwolla—
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via German Pullover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPulloversweater; pullover; jumper
2EnglishpulloverA sweater that must be put on by pulling it over...
3Englishpull overTo come to a stop, and turn off the road; To...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →