Where does “bulla” come from?
bulla (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
Ancestry of “bulla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | būlǭ | swelling; bump; boil |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |
Words derived from “bulla”