Where does “balje” come from?

balje (Danish) comes from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

Ancestry of “balje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanballie—
2Frenchbailletub; water
3Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
4Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
5Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

Words derived from “balje”

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →