Where does “kubjølle” come from?

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

kubjølle (Norwegian Nynorsk): cowbell

Definitions

  1. cowbell

Ancestry of “kubjølle”, step by step

kubjølle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bjølle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbjøllea bell
2Old Norsebjǫlluoblique singular of bjalla
3Old Norsebjallabell
4Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk ku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkucow; imperative of kua
2Old Norsekýrcow
3Proto-Germanic*kōzcow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →