Where does “ba̐jł” come from?
ba̐jł (Vilamovian) comes from Old High German bīhal, from Proto-Germanic bíþla-, from Proto-Germanic bītaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
ba̐jł (Vilamovian): axe, hatchet
Ancestry of “ba̐jł”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | bīhal | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bíþla- | axe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bītaną | to bite |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |