Where does “biljarten” come from?

biljarten (Dutch) comes from Dutch biljart, from French billard, from French bille, from Middle French bille, from Old French bille, from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia, from Proto-Celtic belyom.

biljarten (Dutch): to play billiards

Definitions

  1. to play billiards

Ancestry of “biljarten”, step by step

biljarten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch biljart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiljartbilliards; billiard table
2Frenchbillardbilliards; pool table; operating table
3Frenchbillemarble; ball; ball bearing
4Middle Frenchbille—
5Old Frenchbillestick; baton; written decree, announcement
6Vulgar Latinbillia—
7Gaulishbiliatall tree
8Proto-Celticbelyomtree
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →