Where does “bôle” come from?
bôle (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bôle (West Frisian): bread
Ancestry of “bôle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | bolla | goblet |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |