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

bilawe traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English bīlage

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

via Middle English birlawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbirlawe—

via Middle English byrelawe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbyrelawe—
Every word from Old Norse byjar →Every word from Old English bīlage →