Where does “wanbel” come from?
wanbel (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin bel, from English belly, from Middle English bely, from Old English bielġ, from Proto-West Germanic *balgi, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
wanbel (Tok Pisin): agreement, peace
Definitions
- agreement, peace
Ancestry of “wanbel”, step by step
wanbel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin bel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bel | abdomen, belly; underside; the fuselage of an... |
| 2 | English | belly | The abdomen, especially a fat one; The stomach;... |
| 3 | Middle English | bely | belly |
| 4 | Old English | bielġ | bag |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *balgi | leather bag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balgiz | bag |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵʰ- | to swell |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Tok Pisin wan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | wan | The number one; One. Used with units of... |
| 2 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 3 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 4 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |