Meaning

noun a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

noun a push button at an outer door that gives a ringing or buzzing signal when pushed

noun the sound of a bell being struck

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *bellǭ Proto-West Germanic *bellā Old English belle Middle English belle English bell Inherited from Middle English belle, from Old English belle, from Proto-West Germanic *bellā, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Cognate with West Frisian belle, bel (“bell”), Dutch bel (“bell”), Low German Belle, Bel…

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