Where does “boulanger” come from?

boulanger (Old French) comes from Frankish bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

boulanger (Old French): to bake bread

Definitions

  1. to bake bread

Ancestry of “boulanger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbollābun; ball, bun, bowl, cup; ball
2Proto-Germanicbullǭround object, ball; round vessel, bowl
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “boulanger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bullǭ →
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