Where does “belchild” come from?
belchild (English) comes from English Bel, from English Isabel, from Spanish Isabel, from Portuguese Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ, from Hebrew אלישבע.
belchild (English): A grandchild
Definitions
- A grandchild
Ancestry of “belchild”, step by step
belchild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bel | A Babylonian deity, corresponding to the Semitic Baal |
| 2 | English | Isabel | A place name |
| 3 | Spanish | Isabel | Elizabeth biblical character |
| 4 | Portuguese | Isabel | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | Elisabel | — |
| 6 | Latin | Elisabeth | Elisabeth |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἐλισάβετ | Elizabeth mother of John the Baptist |
| 8 | Hebrew | אלישבע | my God is an oath; the Lord is her oath |
| 9 | Hebrew | אֵל | a God; God, deity; god, God |
| 10 | Hebrew | שמואל | — |
| 11 | Hebrew | שְׁמוּאֵל | — |
via English Child
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Child | Alternative letter-case form of child "often used... |
| 2 | Middle English | childen | To deliver a child; to beget or procreate; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |