Where does “bille” come from?

bille (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin billia, from Gaulish bilia, from Proto-Celtic belyom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bille (Old French): stick; baton; written decree, announcement

Definitions

  1. stick; baton; written decree, announcement

Ancestry of “bille”, step by step

bille traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin billia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbillia—
2Gaulishbiliatall tree
3Proto-Celticbelyomtree
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰolh₃yomleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Frankish bikkil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbikkilossicle, a die; stonemason; piece of chipped...
2Proto-Germanicbikkilazstonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone;...
3Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Vulgar Latin bilia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbilia—
2Proto-Celticbelyostree

Words derived from “bille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃- →