Where does “balling” come from?

balling (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ballinc, from Middle Dutch banlinc, from Middle Dutch ban.

balling (Dutch): exile

Definitions

  1. exile

Ancestry of “balling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchballinc—
2Middle Dutchbanlinc—
3Middle Dutchban—
Every word from Middle Dutch ban →
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