Where does “bælblys” come from?

bælblys (Old English) comes from Old English bǣl, from Proto-Germanic bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bælblys (Old English): the blaze of a fire

Definitions

  1. the blaze of a fire

Ancestry of “bælblys”, step by step

bælblys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bǣl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbǣlpyre, funeral pyre; fire, flame; funeral pyre
2Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Old English *blys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*blys—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bēlą →