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Where does “bailler” come from?

bailler (Middle French) comes from Old French bailler, from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bailler (Middle French): to bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler

Definitions

  1. to bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler

Ancestry of “bailler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchbaillerAlternative form of baillier
2Latinbāiulāre—
3Latinbāiulus—
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “bailler”

  • bailler
  • bail
  • bay
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