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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

  1. bell; to be noisy; to call

Ancestry of “bjalla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjallabell
2Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bjalla”

  • ljósbjalla
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →