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Where does “bikkilaz” come from?

bikkilaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bikkilaz (Proto-Germanic): stonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone;...

Definitions

  1. stonemason; piece of chipped stone or bone;...

Ancestry of “bikkilaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
2Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bikkilaz”

  • bill
  • billiard
  • billet
  • billiards
  • billboard
  • handbill
  • billable
  • billfold
  • waybill
  • playbill
  • hornbill
  • billon
  • crossbill
  • billfish
  • spoonbill
  • broadbill
  • duckbill
  • nonbillable
  • biller
  • razorbill
  • billhead
  • billboarding
  • billposter
  • ivorybill
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