Where does “billen” come from?

billen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bellan, from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

billen (Luxembourgish): to bark

Definitions

  1. to bark

Ancestry of “billen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbellanto bark, resound
2Proto-Germanicbellanąto roar, bark, bellow; to ring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellaną →