Where does “balie” come from?
balie (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch baelge, from Old French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
balie (Dutch): counter
Ancestry of “balie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | baelge | — |
| 2 | Old French | baille | — |
| 3 | Latin | baiula | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 4 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
Words derived from “balie”