Where does “bjølle” come from?

bjølle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bjǫllu, from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bjølle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bell

Definitions

  1. a bell

Ancestry of “bjølle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjǫlluoblique singular of bjalla
2Old Norsebjallabell
3Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bjølle”

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