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Etymology of the English word budget

the English word budget
derived from the Old French word bougette
derived from the Old French word bouge
derived from the Latin word bulga (bag, wallet, purse)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhelgh-

Date

The earliest known usage of budget in English dates from the 15th century.

Derivations in English

budgeteer, fussbudget, underbudgeted

Derivations in other languages

Italian budget

Cognates

Dutch budget, French budget, German Budget, Lithuanian biudžetas, Norwegian budsjett, Polish budżet, Russian бюджет, Swedish budget

Usage

Word found in Modern English


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