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
- to bail; to entrust; Alternative form of baailler
Ancestry of “bailler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | bailler | Alternative form of baillier |
| 2 | Latin | bāiulāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | bāiulus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pakkô | bundle; pack; package |
Words derived from “bailler”