Where does “baillif” come from?

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

Ancestry of “baillif”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbailifbailiff
2Vulgar Latinbaiulivuscastellan
3Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
4Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “baillif”

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