Where does “pall” come from?

pall (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German bal, from Old Saxon ball, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

pall (Estonian): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “pall”, step by step

pall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanbal—
2Old Saxonball—
3Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
4Northern Samiballátto become scared
5Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
6Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
7Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

via German ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—

Words derived from “pall”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →