Where does “bâiller” come from?
bâiller (French) comes from Middle French bailler, from Old French bailler, from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.
bâiller (French): to yawn
Ancestry of “bâiller”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | bailler | to bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler |
| 2 | Old French | bailler | Alternative form of baillier |
| 3 | Latin | bāiulāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
Words derived from “bâiller”