Where does “fiskbulle” come from?

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

fiskbulle (Swedish): a fishball

Definitions

  1. a fishball

Ancestry of “fiskbulle”, step by step

fiskbulle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish bulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbullea bun; a small bread roll; a taxi, a cab
2Old Norsebolligoblet, cup
3Proto-Germanicbullôround object; ball; bowl
4Proto-Germanicballôball
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Swedish fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfiskfish
2Old Swedishfiskerfish
3Old Norsefiskra fish
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →