Where does “bailler” come from?

bailler (Old French) comes from Latin bāiulāre, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bailler (Old French): Alternative form of baillier

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of baillier

Ancestry of “bailler”, step by step

bailler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bāiulāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbāiulāre—
2Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
3Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Latin bajulāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbajulāre—

Words derived from “bailler”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin bāiulāre →