Where does “bellan” come from?

bellan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bellan (Old High German): to bark, resound

Definitions

  1. to bark, resound

Ancestry of “bellan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bellan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bellaną →