Where does “billigen” come from?

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

billigen (German): to approve, to accept

Definitions

  1. to approve, to accept

Ancestry of “billigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbilligappropriate, meet, fair; cheap
2Middle High Germanbillich
3Old High Germanbillīhappropriate
4Proto-Germanic*bil(i)

Words derived from “billigen

Every word from Proto-Germanic *bil(i)