Where does “bál” come from?

bál (Czech) comes from German ball, from French bal, from Old French bal.

bál (Czech): ball; masculine singular past participle of bát

Definitions

  1. ball; masculine singular past participle of bát

Ancestry of “bál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—
Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →Every word from German ball →