Where does “bailli” come from?

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

bailli (Norman): to give; bailiff

Definitions

  1. to give; bailiff

Ancestry of “bailli”, 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 →