Where does “bolla” come from?

bolla (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic bollā, from Proto-Germanic bullǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolla (Old High German): round vessel, bowl

Definitions

  1. round vessel, bowl

Ancestry of “bolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbollāball; bowl
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 “bolla”

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