Where does “bellen” come from?

bellen (German) comes 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.

bellen (German): to bark

Definitions

  1. to bark

Ancestry of “bellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbëllento bark of a dog
2Old High Germanhelfanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

Words derived from “bellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →