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Where does “wolle” come from?

wolle (Middle English) comes 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.

wolle (Middle English): wool , especially when used to make fabric; Shorn...

Definitions

  1. wool , especially when used to make fabric; Shorn...

Ancestry of “wolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwullwool
2Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
3Proto-Germanicwullōwool
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “wolle”

  • wool
  • woolsack
  • wooled
  • woolgathering
  • rockwool
  • woolshed
  • lambswool
  • woolwork
  • longwool
  • woolpack
  • woolgrowing
  • underwool
  • woolman
  • woolsorter
  • woolgrower
  • woollike
  • woolward
  • woolless
  • woolhat
  • woolfell
  • woolpacker
  • nonwool
  • woolgrass
  • woolskin
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