Where does “billige” come from?
billige (Danish) comes from German billigen, from German billig, from Middle High German billich, from Old High German billīh, from Proto-Germanic *bil(i).
billige (Danish): to approve of, to sanction; definite singular of...
Definitions
- to approve of, to sanction; definite singular of...
Ancestry of “billige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | billigen | to approve, to accept |
| 2 | German | billig | appropriate, meet, fair; cheap |
| 3 | Middle High German | billich | — |
| 4 | Old High German | billīh | appropriate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *bil(i) | — |
Words derived from “billige”