Where does “belhamel” come from?

belhamel (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-.

belhamel (Dutch): bellwether; tomboy, rascal

Definitions

  1. bellwether; tomboy, rascal

Ancestry of “belhamel”, step by step

belhamel 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 hamel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhamelwether, a castrated ram
2Middle Dutchhamel—
3Proto-Germanichamalazmutilated, truncated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-olo-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “belhamel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →