Where does “bëlleg” come from?
bëlleg (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German billich, from Old High German billīh, from Proto-Germanic *bil(i).
bëlleg (Luxembourgish): cheap, inexpensive
Ancestry of “bëlleg”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | billich | — |
| 2 | Old High German | billīh | appropriate |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *bil(i) | — |