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Where does “bullǭ” come from?

bullǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bullǭ (Proto-Germanic): round object, ball; round vessel, bowl

Definitions

  1. round object, ball; round vessel, bowl

Ancestry of “bullǭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bullǭ”

  • bowl
  • bowls
  • bowling
  • bowler
  • Boulanger
  • boll
  • fishbowl
  • bowlful
  • bollworm
  • washbowl
  • punchbowl
  • boulangerie
  • dustbowl
  • pulla
  • bowllike
  • nutbowl
  • rice bowl
  • oliebol
  • toilet bowl
  • superb owl
  • outbowl
  • slop-bowl
  • Super Bowl
  • embowl
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