Where does “billen” come from?
billen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German bellan, from Proto-Germanic bellaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
billen (Luxembourgish): to bark
Ancestry of “billen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | bellan | to bark, resound |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bellaną | to roar, bark, bellow; to ring |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |