Where does “bǫllr” come from?
bǫllr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bǫllr (Old Norse): round object, sphere, ball; testicle
Definitions
- round object, sphere, ball; testicle
Ancestry of “bǫllr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bǫllr”