Where does “bellhanging” come from?

bellhanging (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-.

bellhanging (English): The work of a bellhanger, hanging up bells

Definitions

  1. The work of a bellhanger, hanging up bells

Ancestry of “bellhanging”, step by step

bellhanging 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 hanging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhangingpresent participle of hang; Suspended;...
2Middle Englishhangynge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →
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