Where does “bolle” come from?
bolle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bolle (Middle Dutch): round object
Ancestry of “bolle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | bolla | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bullǭ | round object, ball; round vessel, bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bolle”