Where does “bellen” come from?
bellen (Middle English) comes from Old English bellan, from Proto-West Germanic *bellan, from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
Ancestry of “bellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | bellan | to roar, bellow, bark |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *bellan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bellaną | to roar, bark, bellow; to ring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |