Where does “underballast” come from?
underballast (English) comes from English ballast, from Middle English bar, from Old English bær, from Proto-West Germanic baʀ, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰos- — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.
underballast (English): To load with insufficient ballast
Definitions
- To load with insufficient ballast
Ancestry of “underballast”, step by step
underballast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ballast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ballast | Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | bar | Alternative form of bor |
| 3 | Old English | bær | bare, naked, unconcealed |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | baʀ | bare, naked |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |