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Where does “punkabilly” come from?

punkabilly (English) comes from English rockabilly, from English hillbilly, from English Billy, from English Bill, from Middle English bill, from Old English bil, from Frankish billi, from Proto-Germanic bilją — army.

punkabilly (English): A subgenre of psychobilly that blends rockabilly...

Definitions

  1. A subgenre of psychobilly that blends rockabilly...

Ancestry of “punkabilly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrockabillyA genre of music originating from the South and...
2EnglishhillbillySomeone who is from the hills; especially from a...
3EnglishBilly—
4EnglishBill—
5Middle Englishbill—
6Old Englishbila kind of sword or other bladed weapon,...
7Frankishbilli—
8Proto-Germanicbiljąa cutting implement; blade; axe; sword; spike;...
9Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
10Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
13Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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