Where does “deurbel” come from?

deurbel (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-.

deurbel (Dutch): doorbell

Definitions

  1. doorbell

Ancestry of “deurbel”, step by step

deurbel 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 deur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeurdoor
2Middle Dutchdōrethrough
3Old Dutchthurothrough
4Proto-Germanicþurhwthrough
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥h₂kʷe—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →