Where does “bileog” come from?
bileog (Irish) comes from English billhook, from English hook, from Swedish hök, from Old Swedish høker, from Middle Low German hȫker, from Old High German huchan, from Proto-Germanic *hūkan-, from Proto-Germanic *hūkkan- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.
bileog (Irish): leaf; sheet; handout, leaflet
Definitions
- leaf; sheet; handout, leaflet
Ancestry of “bileog”, step by step
bileog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English billhook
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | billhook | A medieval polearm with a similar construct,... |
| 2 | English | hook | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with... |
| 3 | Swedish | hök | a hawk; a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics |
| 4 | Old Swedish | høker | hawk |
| 5 | Middle Low German | hȫker | peddler |
| 6 | Old High German | huchan | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkan- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *hūkkan- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *huk(k)ōn- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *kuk-néh₂ | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱewk- | flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten |