Where does “bilast” come from?
bilast (Middle English) comes from Middle English belasten, from Old English behlæstan, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
bilast (Middle English): charged with an obligation, bound
Definitions
- charged with an obligation, bound
Ancestry of “bilast”, step by step
bilast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English belasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | belasten | — |
| 2 | Old English | behlæstan | to load |
| 3 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 4 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Middle English bilasten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bilasten | — |