Where does “ballen” come from?
ballen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Uralic pele- — to fear.
ballen (German): bale; ball, pad; gerund of ballen
Definitions
- bale; ball, pad; gerund of ballen
Ancestry of “ballen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | balle | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ballo | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bal | ball |
| 4 | Northern Sami | bállu | testicle, ball |
| 5 | Northern Sami | ballát | to become scared |
| 6 | Proto-Samic | pëlājëtēk | to become scared |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | pëlëtēk | to fear |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | pele- | to fear |
Words derived from “ballen”