Where does “bëllen” come from?

bëllen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

bëllen (Middle High German): to bark of a dog

Definitions

  1. to bark of a dog

Ancestry of “bëllen”, step by step

bëllen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German helfan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhelfanto help
2Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
3Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help

via Old High German bellan

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-—

Words derived from “bëllen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →