Where does “billen” come from?
billen (Dutch) comes from Dutch bil, from Dutch bilnaad, from Dutch naad, from Middle Dutch naet, from Old Dutch nād, from Proto-Germanic nēdiz, from Proto-Germanic nēaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.
billen (Dutch): to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone; to...
Definitions
- to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone; to...
Ancestry of “billen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | bil | A buttock, "usually used in the plural: billen,... |
| 2 | Dutch | bilnaad | buttcrack |
| 3 | Dutch | naad | A seam, as where pieces of textile are sewn... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | naet | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | nād | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēdiz | That which is sewn; seam; stitch |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēaną | to sew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin , to sew |
Words derived from “billen”