Where does “revebjelle” come from?

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

revebjelle (Norwegian Bokmål): common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

Definitions

  1. common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

Ancestry of “revebjelle”, step by step

revebjelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bjelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbjellea bell
2Danishbjældebell, jingle bell
3Old Norsebjallabell
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-

via Norwegian Bokmål rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreva fox; marijuana; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
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