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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/bulōną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *bulaz (sphere, ball) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbu.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*bulōną[1]

  1. to roll

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *bolōn
    • Old Frisian: *bolia
    • Old Dutch:
      • Middle Dutch:
        • >? Dutch: bollen (the meaning "to roll, play with a ball" is dialectal, possbily backformed to bol)
    • Old High German: bolōn
      • Middle High German: bolen
  • Old Norse: bola

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*bulōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 62
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