Where does “ballast” come from?

ballast (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ballast.

ballast (Dutch): ballast; baggage

Definitions

  1. ballast; baggage

Ancestry of “ballast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchballast

Words derived from “ballast

Every word from Middle Dutch ballast
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