Etymology Explorer › FrenchWhere does “bail” come from? bail (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.
bail (French): lease; yonks, ages; thing, stuff, affair
Definitions lease; yonks, ages; thing, stuff, affair Ancestry of “bail”, step by step bail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French bâiller Step Language Word Meaning 1 French bâiller to yawn 2 Middle French bailler to bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler 3 Old French bailler Alternative form of baillier 4 Latin bāiulāre — 5 Latin bāiulus a carrier: a porter 6 Proto-Germanic pakkô bundle; pack; package
via Haitian Creole bagay Step Language Word Meaning 1 Haitian Creole bagay thing 2 French bagage baggage; luggage 3 Old Norse baggi bag, pack, satchel, bundle 4 Proto-Indo-European bʰak- —