Where does “bel” come from?

bel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic bilą.

bel (Norwegian Nynorsk): bel logarithmic measure of sound pressure

Definitions

  1. bel logarithmic measure of sound pressure

Ancestry of “bel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebilmoment
2Proto-Germanicbilą—

Words derived from “bel”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bilą →Every word from Old Norse bil →
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