Where does “” come from?

울 (Korean) comes from English Wool, from Middle English wolle, from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

(Korean): wall, fence; cage; we, our

Definitions

  1. wall, fence; cage; we, our

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoolOS grid ref SY8486
2Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
3Old Englishwullwool
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Korean 우리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean우리we, us; our; my
2Middle Korean우〮리〮
3Old Korean吾里we; us; our
4Old Koreanwe, us

via Middle Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō