Where does “בילן” come from?

בילן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German bëllen, from Old High German helfan, from Proto-West Germanic helpan, from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- — help.

בילן (Yiddish): bark, howl

Definitions

  1. bark, howl

Ancestry of “בילן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbëllento bark of a dog
2Old High Germanhelfanto help
3Proto-West Germanichelpanto help
4Proto-Germanichelpanąto help
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelb-help
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic helpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic helpan →