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Where does “bilawe” come from?

bilawe (Middle English) comes from Old English bīlage, from Old Norse byjar — town's; settlement's.

Ancestry of “bilawe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbīlagebylaw
2Old Norsebyjartown's; settlement's

Words derived from “bilawe”

  • bylaw
Every word from Old Norse byjar →