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Where does “wolla” come from?

wolla (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

Ancestry of “wolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
2Proto-Germanicwullōwool
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “wolla”

  • Baumwollhandschuh
  • Baumwolle
  • Wollfaden
  • Wollknäuel
  • Tüpfelwollrücken
  • Baumwollhemd
  • Wollhandschuh
  • Stahlwolle
  • Wolle
  • wolle
  • Woll
  • Baawoll
  • Woll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →