Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “bál” come from?

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

bál (Hungarian): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “bál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanball—
2Frenchbaldance party, ball
3Old Frenchbal—

Words derived from “bál”

  • álarcosbálok
  • báltermek
  • bálterem
  • álarcosbál
Every word from Old French bal →