Where does “Ballungsraum” come from?

Ballungsraum (German) comes from German Ballung, 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 — to fear.

Ancestry of “Ballungsraum”, step by step

Ballungsraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ballung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBallungagglomeration; concentration; accumulation
2GermanBallenbale; ball, pad; gerund of ballen
3Middle High Germanballe—
4Old High Germanballo—
5Old High Germanbalball
6Northern Samibállutesticle, ball
7Northern Samiballátto become scared
8Proto-Samicpëlājëtēkto become scared
9Proto-Samicpëlëtēkto fear
10Proto-Uralicpele-to fear

via German raum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanraumwide; space
2Middle High Germanrūm—
3Old High Germanrūm—
4Proto-West Germanicrūmroomy, spacious; room, open space
5Proto-Germanicrūmazroomy, spacious, open
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space
Every word from Proto-Uralic pele- →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlëtēk →Every word from Proto-Samic pëlājëtēk →