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Etymology of the English word bellwether

the English word bellwether
derived from the English word bell
derived from the English word belle
derived from the French word belle
derived from the French word beau
derived from the Old French word biau
derived from the Latin word bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-
derived from the Latin word bella
derived from the Latin word bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deu-
derived from the English word wether
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wet-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *wethruz

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Word found in Modern English


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