bil
Dutch (Brabantic)
/bɪl/
noun
Definitions
- A buttock, usually used in the plural: billen, unless specified as left/right
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch bille derived from Proto-Germanic *balliō-.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*balliō-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- billentikker Dutch, Flemish
- bilnaad Dutch, Flemish
- bilspleet Dutch, Flemish
- bilstuk Dutch, Flemish
- biltong Dutch, Flemish
- kikker Dutch, Flemish
- kikkerbil Dutch, Flemish
- naad Dutch, Flemish
- spleet Dutch, Flemish
- stuk Dutch, Flemish
- tikken Dutch, Flemish
- tong Dutch, Flemish
- *balliō- Proto-Germanic
- bille Middle Dutch
- tonghe Middle Dutch
- biltong Afrikaans