Where does “Boolje” come from?

Boolje (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Boolje (Saterland Frisian): vessel

Definitions

  1. vessel

Ancestry of “Boolje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbollagoblet
2Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
3Proto-Germanicballôball
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →