Where does “Bell” come from?

Bell (English) comes from Middle English belle, from Old English belle, from Proto-West Germanic bellā, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Bell (English): a telephone utility; a Baby Bell

Definitions

  1. a telephone utility; a Baby Bell

Ancestry of “Bell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbelle—
2Old Englishbellebell
3Proto-West Germanicbellā—
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “Bell”

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