Where does “alarmbel” come from?
alarmbel (Dutch) comes from Dutch bel, from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
alarmbel (Dutch): alarm bell
Ancestry of “alarmbel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bel | bell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | belle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bella | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |