Where does “Ball” come from?

Ball (German) comes from Old High German bal, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.

Ball (German): ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games

Definitions

  1. ball round or roundish object, most commonly used in games

Ancestry of “Ball”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbalball
2Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
3Northern Samiballátto become scared
4Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
5Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
6Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “Ball”

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