Where does “bailif” come from?

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

bailif (Old French): bailiff

Definitions

  1. bailiff

Ancestry of “bailif”, step by step

bailif traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin baiulivus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
2Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
3Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Old French baillir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaillirto carry
2Latinbajulāre—

Words derived from “bailif”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin baiulivus →