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

  1. to approve of, to sanction; definite singular of...

Ancestry of “billige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbilligento approve, to accept
2Germanbilligappropriate, meet, fair; cheap
3Middle High Germanbillich—
4Old High Germanbillīhappropriate
5Proto-Germanic*bil(i)—

Words derived from “billige”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *bil(i) →Every word from Old High German billīh →Every word from Middle High German billich →