Where does “bulle” come from?
bulle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bullo, from Proto-Germanic bulô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰl̥no-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “bulle”, step by step
bulle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch bullo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | bullo | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bulô | bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰl̥no- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Latin bulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | bulla | a bubble; a swollen or bubble-shaped object,... |