Where does “bakebolle” come from?
bakebolle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bølle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bakebolle (Norwegian Bokmål): a mixing bowl
Definitions
- a mixing bowl
Ancestry of “bakebolle”, step by step
bakebolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål bølle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | bølle | brute; a brutish person; rascal; a trickster,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bolli | goblet, cup |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |