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