Where does “videobellen” come from?

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

videobellen (Dutch): to video call

Definitions

  1. to video call

Ancestry of “videobellen”, step by step

videobellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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-—

via Dutch video

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvideovideo, movie; videotape; video, video signal or...
2EnglishvideoTelevision, television show, movie; A short film...
3Latinvideōto see, perceive; look (at)
4Proto-Italicwidēōsee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →