Where does “bolpen” come from?
bolpen (Indonesian) comes from Dutch balpen, from Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch bal, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk — to fear.
bolpen (Indonesian): ballpoint pen
Definitions
- ballpoint pen
Ancestry of “bolpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | balpen | A ballpoint pen, industrially produced pen type |
| 2 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 5 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 6 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 7 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 9 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 10 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |