Where does “bolenger” come from?

bolenger (Middle French) comes from Old French bolengier, from Frankish bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolenger (Middle French): baker

Definitions

  1. baker

Ancestry of “bolenger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbolengierbaker; to bake bread
2Frankishbollābun; ball, bun, bowl, cup; ball
3Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →