Where does “passing bell” come from?

passing bell (English) comes from English passing, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare — to hate, hurt.

passing bell (English): A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or...

Definitions

  1. A bell rung to announce a passing, a death, or...

Ancestry of “passing bell”, step by step

passing bell traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English passing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpassingpresent participle of pass; That passes away;...
2Englishpass"To change place."; "To change in state or...
3EnglishpasséDated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's...
4Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
5Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
6Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
7Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
8Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
9Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
10LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

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-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁-