Where does “bell” come from?

bell (German) comes from German bellen, from Middle High German bëllen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

bell (German): singular imperative of bellen; first-person...

Definitions

  1. singular imperative of bellen; first-person...

Ancestry of “bell”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbellento bark
2Middle High Germanbëllento bark of a dog
3Old High Germanhelfanto help
4Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
5Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →