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Where does “bailler” come from?

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

bailler (French): to yawn

Definitions

  1. to yawn

Ancestry of “bailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbaillerto bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler
2Old FrenchbaillerAlternative form of baillier
3Latinbāiulāre—
4Latinbāiulus—
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “bailler”

  • bâilleur
  • bâillon
  • bâillonner
  • bâillonnement
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