Where does “belle” come from?

belle (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bella, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “belle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “belle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →