Where does “bailīgs” come from?

bailīgs (Latvian) comes from Latvian bailes, from Middle English beyle, from Old English biegels, from Old English bīeġan, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.

bailīgs (Latvian): fearful, timid, afraid; timid, shy, skittish;...

Definitions

  1. fearful, timid, afraid; timid, shy, skittish;...

Ancestry of “bailīgs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianbailesfear; fear, shame; concern, worry, care
2Middle Englishbeylering, bracelet; handle; support (of roof)
3Old Englishbiegelsarch
4Old Englishbīeġanto bend, turn, turn back, incline, depress,...
5Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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