Where does “ボルダリング” come from?

ボルダリング (Japanese) comes from English bouldering, from English boulder, from Middle English bulder, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

ボルダリング (Japanese): bouldering

Definitions

  1. bouldering

Ancestry of “ボルダリング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboulderingClimbing, without ropes, on large boulders or...
2EnglishboulderA large mass of stone detached from the...
3Middle EnglishbulderAlternative form of bilder
4Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
5Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
6Proto-Germanicballôball
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô