Where does “bylaw” come from?

Bylaw comes from Middle English bylawe, from Old English bīlage, from Old Norse byjar, meaning village or town.

bylaw (English): A local custom or law of a settlement or...

Definitions

  1. A local custom or law of a settlement or...

Ancestry of “bylaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbylawe—
2Old Englishbīlagebylaw
3Old Norsebyjartown's; settlement's

Words derived from “bylaw”

Every word from Old Norse byjar →Every word from Old English bīlage →Every word from Middle English bylawe →