Where does “kjøttbolle” come from?

kjøttbolle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bolle, from Old Norse bolli, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

kjøttbolle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a meatball

Definitions

  1. a meatball

Ancestry of “kjøttbolle”, step by step

kjøttbolle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bolle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbollea bun; a bowl
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-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkjøttAlternative form of kjøt
2Norwegian Nynorskkjøtmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →