Etymology of the English word doorbell
the English word
doorbellderived from the English word
door (door)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhwer- (door, doorway)
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*dur-derived from the English word
bellderived from the English word
bellederived from the French word
bellederived from the French word
beauderived from the Old French word
biauderived from the Latin word
bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-derived from the Latin word
belladerived from the Latin word
bellus (pretty, handsome, charming)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deu-Usage
Word found in Modern English
