Where does “ballast” come from?

ballast (German) comes from Russian балласт, from Dutch ballast, from Middle Dutch ballast.

ballast (German): ballast

Definitions

  1. ballast

Ancestry of “ballast”, step by step

ballast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian балласт

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбалластballast; dead weight
2Dutchballastballast; baggage
3Middle Dutchballast—

via Middle Low German ballast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanballast—

Words derived from “ballast”

Every word from Middle Dutch ballast →Every word from Dutch ballast →Every word from Russian балласт →