Where does “ベルボーイ” come from?
ベルボーイ (Japanese) comes from English bellboy, from English Bell, from Middle English belle, from Old English belle, from Proto-West Germanic bellā, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “ベルボーイ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bellboy | A male worker, usually at a hotel, who carries... |
| 2 | English | Bell | a telephone utility; a Baby Bell |
| 3 | Middle English | belle | — |
| 4 | Old English | belle | bell |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bellā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |