Etymograph

English

hawkbell

From hawk + bell.

A compound of hawk + bell

Middle English hauk

English hawk

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‘to sound’

Proto-Germanic *bellǭ ‘bell’

Proto-West Germanic *bellā

Old English belle ‘bell’

Middle English belle

English bell

Today it means

noun A small round metal bell used in falconry, attached to the leg of the bird.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hawkbell