Where does “bjalla” come from?
bjalla (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
bjalla (Icelandic): bell; to be noisy; to call
Definitions
- bell; to be noisy; to call
Ancestry of “bjalla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bjalla | bell |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “bjalla”