billig
German (Berlin)
[ˈbɪlɪç], [ˈbɪlɪkʰ]
adj
Definitions
- (formal) appropriate, meet, fair
- (informal) cheap low-priced
- (low colloquial) cheap of low quality, mediocre
Etymology
Derived from Old High German billīh (appropriate) derived from Proto-Germanic *biliz (merciful, fair, kind, decent).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*biliz
Gloss
merciful, fair, kind, decent
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Cognates and derived terms
- -philic English
- -philous English
- Philomela English
- malt English
- pamphlet English
- -phila Latin
- Philomela Latin
- Philoxenus Latin
- acidophilus Latin
- philomela Latin
- Billigheimer German
- Billigkeit German
- Billiglohn German
- Heim German
- Lohn German
- Spott German
- saubillig German
- spottbillig German
- -filo Italian
- billijk Dutch, Flemish
- billijken Dutch, Flemish
- philanthrope French
- philogynie French
- -filo Spanish, Castilian
- Διόφιλος Ancient Greek
- Φίληβος Ancient Greek
- Φιλοκράτης Ancient Greek
- Φιλοκτήτης Ancient Greek
- Φιλόδημος Ancient Greek
- Φιλόλαος Ancient Greek
- Φιλόξενος Ancient Greek
- φίλος Ancient Greek
- φιλέω Ancient Greek
- φιλοψευδής Ancient Greek
- φιλόδοξος Ancient Greek
- φιλότης Ancient Greek
- φιλύρα Ancient Greek
- *bhil- Proto-Indo-European
- -filo Portuguese
- *biliwit- Proto-Germanic
- *biliz Proto-Germanic
- -fileach Irish
- billig Danish
- -filo Galician
- -φιλος Greek (modern)
- φίλος Greek (modern)
- filsafat Indonesian
- billijc Middle Dutch
- billīh Old High German
- billich Middle High German
- bëlleg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *biliwit Old Dutch
- billich Middle Low German
- filipsescu Aromanian
- *billich Old Frisian
- billich Saterland Frisian
- *pʰílos Proto-Hellenic