Where does “bǣl” come from?

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

bǣl (Old English): pyre, funeral pyre; fire, flame; funeral pyre

Definitions

  1. pyre, funeral pyre; fire, flame; funeral pyre

Ancestry of “bǣl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bǣl”

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