Where does “bailly” come from?

bailly (Middle French) comes from Old French bailif, from Vulgar Latin baiulivus, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bailly (Middle French): a nobleman

Definitions

  1. a nobleman

Ancestry of “bailly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailifbailiff
2Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
3Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →