Where does “baleless” come from?
baleless (English) comes from English bale, from Middle English bale, from Old French bale, from Medieval Latin balla, from Frankish balla, from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.
baleless (English): Without a bale or bales
Definitions
- Without a bale or bales
Ancestry of “baleless”, step by step
baleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bale | Evil, especially considered as an active force... |
| 2 | Middle English | bale | An evil or wrong act; a bad deed; Maliciousness,... |
| 3 | Old French | bale | rolled-up bundle, packet of goods |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | balla | — |
| 5 | Frankish | balla | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | balluz | round object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |