Where does “beel” come from?

beel (Middle English) comes from Old English bȳle, from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ, from Proto-Germanic būlǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “beel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbȳleboil, carbuncle, bile; swelling, blister; boil,...
2Proto-Germanicbūlijǭswelling
3Proto-Germanicbūlǭswelling; bump; boil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “beel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew-Every word from Proto-Germanic būlǭEvery word from Proto-Germanic būlijǭ