byl
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- axe.
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish bijl (axe) inherited from Middle Dutch bile.
Origin
Middle Dutch
bile
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bijl Dutch, Flemish
- bijlbundel Dutch, Flemish
- bijldrager Dutch, Flemish
- bijlvechter Dutch, Flemish
- strijdbijl Dutch, Flemish
- valbijl Dutch, Flemish
- vuistbijl Dutch, Flemish
- bile Middle Dutch
- bîle Middle Low German
- *billi Frankish
- bile Western Frisian
- beiri Sranan Tongo