Where does “balla” come from?

balla (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic balluz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

Ancestry of “balla”, step by step

balla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic balluz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicballuzround object, ball; ball of the hand, foot, etc
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Proto-Germanic ballô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicballôball

Words derived from “balla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balluz →