Where does “bolli” come from?

bolli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bolli (Old Norse): goblet, cup

Definitions

  1. goblet, cup

Ancestry of “bolli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
2Proto-Germanicballôball
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bolli”

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