Where does “Bull” come from?

Bull (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bull (Luxembourgish): ball; hot water bottle

Definitions

  1. ball; hot water bottle

Ancestry of “Bull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
2Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
3Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →
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