Where does “bélière” come from?
bélière (French) comes from French bélier, from Old French belin, from Dutch belhamel, from Dutch bel, from Middle Dutch belle, from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
bélière (French): A ring that holds the clapper of a bell
Definitions
- A ring that holds the clapper of a bell
Ancestry of “bélière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bélier | ram; battering ram |
| 2 | Old French | belin | — |
| 3 | Dutch | belhamel | bellwether; tomboy, rascal |
| 4 | Dutch | bel | bell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | belle | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | bella | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |