Where does “self-billing” come from?
self-billing (English) comes from English billing, from Old English bil, from Frankish billi, from Proto-Germanic bilją, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
self-billing (English): A billing arrangement whereby the customer...
Definitions
- A billing arrangement whereby the customer...
Ancestry of “self-billing”, step by step
self-billing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English billing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | billing | present participle of bill; Amounts billed;... |
| 2 | Old English | bil | a kind of sword or other bladed weapon,... |
| 3 | Frankish | billi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bilją | a cutting implement; blade; axe; sword; spike;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |