Where does “bolling” come from?

bolling (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-.

bolling (Norwegian Bokmål): relaxing, enjoyment; the act of relaxing, enjoying oneself or making oneself comfortable

Definitions

  1. relaxing, enjoyment; the act of relaxing, enjoying oneself or making oneself comfortable

Ancestry of “bolling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbøllebrute; a brutish person; rascal; a trickster,...
2Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →