Etymology of the English word billow
the English word
billowderived from the Old Norse word
bylgjaderived from the Old Norse word
bylgjaderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhelgh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*bulg-Date
The earliest known usage of billow in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
billowy,
billowed,
billowingUsage
Word found in Modern English
