Where does “wull” come from?

wull (Middle English) comes from Middle English wolle, 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.

wull (Middle English): Alternative form of wolle

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of wolle

Ancestry of “wull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
2Old Englishwullwool
3Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
4Proto-Germanicwullōwool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
6Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →