Where does “bolle” come from?

bolle (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolle (Old English): bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure

Definitions

  1. bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure

Ancestry of “bolle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →