Where does “bayle” come from?

bayle (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish baile, from Spanish bailar, from Old Occitan balar, from Latin ballāre, from Ancient Greek βαλλίζω, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH- — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

Ancestry of “bayle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbailedance; ball
2Spanishbailarto dance; to dribble
3Old Occitanbalar
4Latinballāre
5Ancient Greekβαλλίζωto dance, jump about
6Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “bayle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelH-
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