Where does “bomull” come from?
bomull (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German bomwulle, from Low German bom — tree.
bomull (Norwegian Bokmål): cotton, cotton wool
Ancestry of “bomull”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Low German | bomwulle | — |
| 2 | Low German | bom | tree |