Where does “bál” come from?

bál (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bál, from Proto-Germanic bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

bál (Icelandic): a fire, a bonfire; a conflagration, a blaze

Definitions

  1. a fire, a bonfire; a conflagration, a blaze

Ancestry of “bál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebálfire
2Proto-Germanicbēląfire; pyre
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

Words derived from “bál”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bēlą →