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Where does “billig” come from?

billig (German) comes from Middle High German billich, from Old High German billīh, from Proto-Germanic *bil(i).

billig (German): appropriate, meet, fair; cheap

Definitions

  1. appropriate, meet, fair; cheap

Ancestry of “billig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbillich—
2Old High Germanbillīhappropriate
3Proto-Germanic*bil(i)—

Words derived from “billig”

  • billigen
  • Billigheimer
  • Billigung
  • saubillig
  • spottbillig
  • billig
  • billige
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