Where does “ベル友” come from?
ベル友 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ベル, 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-.
ベル友 (Japanese): a friend you keep in touch with using a pager
Definitions
- a friend you keep in touch with using a pager
Ancestry of “ベル友”, step by step
ベル友 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese ベル
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ベル | bell |
| 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- | — |
via Japanese 友
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 友 | friend |