Where does “bile” come from?

bile (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic bili-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- — good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...

bile (Old English): bill of a bird

Definitions

  1. bill of a bird

Ancestry of “bile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbili-gentle, kind, fitting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰil-good, decent; decent, good, harmonious, friendly;...

Words derived from “bile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰil- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bili- →