Where does “potatisbulle” come from?

potatisbulle (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-.

potatisbulle (Swedish): a dish of fried or baked slightly flattened breaded balls of mashed potato and egg, often had with bacon and lingonberry jam

Definitions

  1. a dish of fried or baked slightly flattened breaded balls of mashed potato and egg, often had with bacon and lingonberry jam

Ancestry of “potatisbulle”, step by step

potatisbulle 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 potatis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpotatispotato
2Englishpotatoesplural of potato
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato
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