Where does “Ballung” come from?

Ballung (German) comes from German Ballen, from Middle High German balle, from Old High German ballo, from Old High German bal, from Northern Sami bállu, from Northern Sami ballát, from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk, from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk — to fear.

Ballung (German): agglomeration; concentration; accumulation

Definitions

  1. agglomeration; concentration; accumulation

Ancestry of “Ballung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBallenbale; ball, pad; gerund of ballen
2Middle High Germanballe—
3Old High Germanballo—
4Old High Germanbalball
5Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
6Northern Samiballátto become scared
7Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
8Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
9Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

Words derived from “Ballung”

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