Etymology Explorer › Hungarian

Where does “bal” come from?

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

bal (Hungarian): ball

Definitions

  1. ball

Ancestry of “bal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bal”

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