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

Definitions

  1. ram; battering ram

Ancestry of “bélier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbelin—
2Dutchbelhamelbellwether; tomboy, rascal
3Dutchbelbell; segment of a rattlesnake's rattle; bubble
4Middle Dutchbelle—
5Old Dutchbella—
6Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bélier”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →