Where does “balpen” come from?
balpen (Dutch) comes from Dutch bal, from Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch bal, from Frankish ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.
balpen (Dutch): A ballpoint pen, industrially produced pen type
Definitions
- A ballpoint pen, industrially produced pen type
Ancestry of “balpen”, step by step
balpen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bal | a ball or any object with such a shape; testicle,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bal | ball (round object), sphere |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bal | — |
| 4 | Frankish | ball | — |
| 5 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 6 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 8 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
via Dutch pen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pen | pen; a long feather of a bird; pin |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | penne | — |
| 3 | Old French | penne | feather |
| 4 | Latin | penna | wing; feather, especially a flight-feather;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | petnā | feather; wing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via English ball pen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ball pen | A ballpoint pen |