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

Definitions

  1. alarm bell

Ancestry of “alarmbel”, step by step

alarmbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelbell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble
2Middle Dutchbelle—
3Old Dutchbella—
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch alarm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchalarmalarm
2Italianall'to the
3Italianarmeplural of arma; blazon; coat of arms; crest
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →