Where does “bellen” come from?

bellen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bellen, from Old Dutch bellan, from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bellen (Dutch): to ring, like using a bell

Definitions

  1. to ring, like using a bell

Ancestry of “bellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbellen—
2Old Dutchbellan—
3Proto-Germanicbellanąto roar, bark, bellow; to ring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bellen”

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