Where does “ballast” come from?

ballast (French) comes from German ballast, from Russian балласт, from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

ballast (French): Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a...

Definitions

  1. Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a...

Ancestry of “ballast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballastballast
2Russianбалластballast; dead weight
3Dutchballastballast; baggage
4Middle Dutchballast—

Words derived from “ballast”

Every word from Middle Dutch ballast →Every word from Dutch ballast →Every word from Russian балласт →