Where does “bitlla” come from?

bitlla (Catalan) comes from Frankish bikkil, from Proto-Germanic bikkilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bitlla (Catalan): pin, skittle

Definitions

  1. pin, skittle

Ancestry of “bitlla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbikkilossicle, a die; stonemason; piece of chipped...
2Proto-Germanicbikkilazstonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone;...
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bitlla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic bikkilaz →