Where does “biletleg” come from?

biletleg (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk -leg, from Old Norse -ligr, from Proto-Germanic -līkaz, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

biletleg (Norwegian Nynorsk): figurative, metaphorical

Definitions

  1. figurative, metaphorical

Ancestry of “biletleg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsk-leg-ly
2Old Norse-ligrsuffix used to create adjectives, having the...
3Proto-Germanic-līkaz-like, -ly
4Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-Germanic -līkaz →