Where does “bjelle” come from?

bjelle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bjælde, from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bjelle (Norwegian Bokmål): a bell

Definitions

  1. a bell

Ancestry of “bjelle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbjældebell, jingle bell
2Old Norsebjallabell
3Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bjelle”

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