Where does “belle” come from?
belle (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic bellā, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
belle (Old English): bell
Ancestry of “belle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | bellā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bellǭ | bell |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
Words derived from “belle”