Where does “bell-pull” come from?

bell-pull (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-.

bell-pull (English): A rope that rings a bell; A handle attached to a...

Definitions

  1. A rope that rings a bell; A handle attached to a...

Ancestry of “bell-pull”, step by step

bell-pull traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Bell

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-—

via English pull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
2Middle Englishpullento pull
3Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
4Old Irish-ide—
5Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →