Where does “bjælde” come from?
bjælde (Danish) comes from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bjælde (Danish): bell, jingle bell
Ancestry of “bjælde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bjalla | bell |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |