Where does “inbellen” come from?

inbellen (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inbellen (Dutch): to dial up

Definitions

  1. to dial up

Ancestry of “inbellen”, step by step

inbellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch bellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbellento ring, like using a bell
2Middle Dutchbellen—
3Old Dutchbellan—
4Proto-Germanicbellanąto roar, bark, bellow; to ring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “inbellen”

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