Where does “bol” come from?

bol (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbolla—
2Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bol”

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