Etymology

kettlebell

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Today it means: A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise. Full definition →

English bell ← Middle English belle ← Old English belle
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ket-der.?
  2. Latincatīnus
  3. Latincatīllusbor.?
  4. Proto-Germanic*katilaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*katil
  6. Old Englishċietel
  7. Old Norseketillinflu.
  8. Middle Englishketel
  9. Englishkettle
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  11. Proto-Germanic*bellǭ
  12. Proto-West Germanic*bellā
  13. Old Englishbelle
  14. Middle Englishbelle
  15. Englishbell
  16. English todaykettlebell

From kettle + bell.

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