Where does “revebjølle” come from?
revebjølle (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-.
revebjølle (Norwegian Nynorsk): common foxglove; Digitalis purpurea
Definitions
- common foxglove; Digitalis purpurea
Ancestry of “revebjølle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bjølle | a bell |
| 2 | Old Norse | bjǫllu | oblique singular of bjalla |
| 3 | Old Norse | bjalla | bell |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |