Where does “oorbel” come from?

oorbel (Dutch) comes from Dutch oor, from Middle Dutch ore, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

oorbel (Dutch): earring piece of pierced ear jewelry of any type

Definitions

  1. earring piece of pierced ear jewelry of any type

Ancestry of “oorbel”, step by step

oorbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorear; handle
2Middle Dutchoreear
3Old Dutchōraear
4Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
5Proto-Germanicausôear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

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-—

Words derived from “oorbel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →