Where does “köttbulle” come from?

köttbulle (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-.

köttbulle (Swedish): meatball; a ball of minced meat

Definitions

  1. meatball; a ball of minced meat

Ancestry of “köttbulle”, step by step

köttbulle 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 kött

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishköttmeat, flesh
2Old Swedishkøt—
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ballô →