Where does “ball” come from?

ball (German) comes from French bal, from Old French bal.

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

ball traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaldance party, ball
2Old Frenchbal—

via Middle High German bal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbal—

Words derived from “ball”

Every word from Old French bal →Every word from French bal →
ball — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer