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

  1. common foxglove; Digitalis purpurea

Ancestry of “revebjølle”, step by step

revebjølle 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 rev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskreva fox; a reef
2Old Norserifrib, reef; reef
3Proto-Germanicribjąrib; reef, ridge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rebʰ-to cover, to roof; rib
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellǭ →