Where does “bali” come from?

bali (Icelandic) comes from Danish balje, from Middle Low German ballie, from French baille, from Latin baiula, from Latin bāiulus, from Proto-Germanic pakkô — bundle; pack; package.

bali (Icelandic): a grassy bank; a tub

Definitions

a grassy bank; a tub

Ancestry of “bali”, step by step

bali traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish balje

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	balje	—
2	Middle Low German	ballie	—
3	French	baille	tub; water
4	Latin	baiula	second-person singular present active imperative...
5	Latin	bāiulus	a carrier: a porter
6	Proto-Germanic	pakkô	bundle; pack; package

via Old Norse bali

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	bali	grassy bank
2	Proto-Indo-European	bʰel-	to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
3	Proto-Indo-European	bʰōl-	—

Every word from Proto-Germanic pakkô →Every word from Latin bāiulus →Every word from Latin baiula →