Where does “bil” come from?

bil (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic bíþla-, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

bil (Dutch): A buttock, "usually used in the plural: billen,...

Definitions

  1. A buttock, "usually used in the plural: billen,...

Ancestry of “bil”, step by step

bil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bíþla-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbíþla-axe
2Proto-Germanicbītanąto bite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Middle Dutch bille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbille—

Words derived from “bil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →