Where does “sleighbell” come from?

sleighbell (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-.

sleighbell (English): A bell on a sleigh

Definitions

  1. A bell on a sleigh

Ancestry of “sleighbell”, step by step

sleighbell 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 sleigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsleighA vehicle, generally pulled by an animal, which...
2Dutchsleesled, sleigh, wheelless vehicle which glides on...
3DutchsledeDated form of slee
4Middle Dutchslēdesled, sleigh
5Old Dutchslido—
6Proto-Germanicslidôsled, sleigh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →