Where does “bailout” come from?

Bailout comes from English bail out, combining Old English ūt (out) with Latin baiulo (to carry), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ud (out).

bailout (English): A rescue, especially a financial rescue; The...

Definitions

  1. A rescue, especially a financial rescue; The...

Ancestry of “bailout”, step by step

bailout traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbailSecurity, usually a sum of money, exchanged for...
2Middle Englishbeylering, bracelet; handle; support (of roof)
3Old Englishbiegelsarch
4Old Englishbīeġanto bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress,...
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English out

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
2Middle Englishouteout
3Old Englishūtout
4Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
5Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “bailout”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →