Where does “bellen” come from?

bellen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch bellan, from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “bellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchbellan—
2Proto-Germanicbellanąto roar, bark, bellow; to ring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bellen”

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