Where does “bell” come from?
Bell descends from Middle English belle, Old English bellan, Proto-Germanic bellǭ, and Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, a root meaning to sound or roar.
bell (English): A percussive instrument made of metal or other...
Definitions
- A percussive instrument made of metal or other...
Ancestry of “bell”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | belle | — |
| 2 | Old English | belle | bell |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bellā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bell”