Where does “bel” come from?

bel (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *belle, from Proto-Germanic bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bel (West Frisian): bell

Definitions

  1. bell

Ancestry of “bel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*belle—
2Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bel”

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