Where does “bâillon” come from?

bâillon (French) comes from French bâiller, from Middle French bailler, from Old French bailler, from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bâillon (French): gag

Definitions

  1. gag

Ancestry of “bâillon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbâillerto yawn
2Middle Frenchbaillerto bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler
3Old FrenchbaillerAlternative form of baillier
4Latinbāiulāre—
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “bâillon”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin bāiulāre →
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