Where does “bilæti” come from?

bilæti (Old Norse) comes from Middle Low German bilede, from Old Saxon bilithi, from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi — likeness, image.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “bilæti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbilede—
2Old Saxonbilithi—
3Proto-West Germanic*biliþilikeness, image

Words derived from “bilæti”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *biliþi →Every word from Old Saxon bilithi →Every word from Middle Low German bilede →