Where does “bolevers” come from?

bolevers (Middle French) comes from Middle High German bolwerc, from Middle High German bole, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bolevers”, step by step

bolevers traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bolwerc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbolwerc—
2Middle High Germanboleplank, beam
3Old High Germanbollaround vessel, bowl
4Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
5Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Middle Dutch bolwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbolwerkbulwark, bastion

via Middle High German bolewerc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbolewerc—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →