Where does “Balle” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Balle”, step by step

Balle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish balle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishballebutt, buttocks
2Middle Low Germanballie—
3Frenchbailletub; water
4Latinbaiulasecond-person singular present active imperative...
5Latinbāiulusa carrier: a porter
6Proto-Germanicpakkôbundle; pack; package

via Dutch balle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchballe

via Catalan Batlle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CatalanBatllemayor
Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →