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Where does “bollern” come from?

bollern (German) comes from German boller, 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-.

bollern (German): to thud

Definitions

  1. to thud

Ancestry of “bollern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbollerinflection of bollern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbollebud
3Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
4Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bollern”

  • Bollerwagen
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