Proto-Germanic
*wullō
‘wool’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wullō.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wullō, most familiar first.
- wool ← wolle ← wull ← *wullu
- woolen ← wollen ← wyllen ← *wullīnaz
- woll ← wollen ← wyllen ← *wullīnaz
- oose ← oo ← wull ← *wullu
- wooled ← wolled ← wolle ← wull ← *wullu
- woolward ← wolward ← wolle ← wull ← *wullu
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wullō