Where does “billy cart” come from?
billy cart (English) comes from English billy, from English Billy, from English Bill, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil, from Frankish billi, from Proto-Germanic bilją, from Proto-Germanic harjaz — army.
billy cart (English): A rudimentary child's cart; a soapbox car
Definitions
- A rudimentary child's cart; a soapbox car
Ancestry of “billy cart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | billy | A billy club; A billy goat; A good friend |
| 2 | English | Billy | — |
| 3 | English | Bill | — |
| 4 | Middle English | bill | — |
| 5 | Old English | bil | a kind of sword or other bladed weapon,... |
| 6 | Frankish | billi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bilją | a cutting implement; blade; axe; sword; spike;... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |