Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “byghil” come from?

byghil (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse bygill, from Proto-Germanic bugilaz.

Ancestry of “byghil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebygill—
2Proto-Germanicbugilaz—

Words derived from “byghil”

  • bøjle
Every word from Proto-Germanic bugilaz →