Where does “bolle” come from?

bolle (German) comes 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-.

bolle (German): a thickish, roundish object

Definitions

  1. a thickish, roundish object

Ancestry of “bolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbollebud
2Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
3Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bolle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →