Where does “merrybell” come from?

merrybell (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-.

Ancestry of “merrybell”, step by step

merrybell 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 merry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmerryJolly and full of high spirits; Festive and full...
2Frenchmerisewild cherry
3Middle Frenchamerise—
4Frenchamerbitter; sour
5Old Frenchamerto love; to like; bitter
6Latinamārebitterly, spitefully; with bitterness
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