Where does “*bellan” come from?

*bellan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

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