Where does “gehaktbal” come from?
gehaktbal (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.
gehaktbal (Dutch): mince ball, meatball
Definitions
- mince ball, meatball
Ancestry of “gehaktbal”, step by step
gehaktbal traces back through two 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 gehakt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gehakt | mince, ground meat, finely chopped meat |
| 2 | Dutch | hakken | to hack, chop; to dance in a style originating... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | hacken | to hack, to chop; to delve, to dig |
| 4 | Old Dutch | hackon | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hakkōn | to hack, to chop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hakkōną | To hack; chop; To hoe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keg- | peg; hook |