Where does “Bellhead” come from?

Bellhead (English) comes from English Bell, 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-.

Bellhead (English): A supporter of traditional centralized...

Definitions

  1. A supporter of traditional centralized...

Ancestry of “Bellhead”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBella telephone utility; a Baby Bell
2Middle Englishbelle—
3Old Englishbellebell
4Proto-West Germanicbellā—
5Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →