Where does “Bällebad” come from?

Bällebad (German) comes from German bad, from Middle High German bāt, from Old High German bad, from Proto-West Germanic baþ, from Proto-Germanic baþą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- — to foment; warm; bathe.

Bällebad (German): ball pit kind of children’s playground

Definitions

  1. ball pit kind of children’s playground

Ancestry of “Bällebad”, step by step

Bällebad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbadbath
2Middle High Germanbāt—
3Old High Germanbadbath
4Proto-West Germanicbaþbath
5Proto-Germanicbaþąbath
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₁-to foment; warm; bathe

via German ball

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanballball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baþą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic baþ →