Where does “úll” come from?

úll (Irish) comes from Old Irish uball, from Old Irish ubull, from Proto-Celtic *abūl, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

úll (Irish): apple; ball-and-socket joint; globular object,...

Definitions

  1. apple; ball-and-socket joint; globular object,...

Ancestry of “úll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishuballapple
2Old Irishubullapple
3Proto-Celtic*abūlapple
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

Words derived from “úll

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōlEvery word from Proto-Celtic *abūlEvery word from Old Irish ubull