Where does “bailleresse” come from?

bailleresse (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.

Ancestry of “bailleresse”, 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
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin bāiulāre →